# The largest lakes in the world

The biggest lakes on the planet, ranked by surface area according to Wikipedia's list, with their shoreline countries and something special about each.

- 9 votes · 18 items
- Dec 23, 2020 · G. Côté
- https://even.best/en/l/620/the-largest-lakes-in-the-world

## Top 15

1. **Caspian Sea** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 389,000 km². Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan. Salt water; geologically a small ocean rather than a lake.
2. **Lake Tanganyika** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 32,900 km². Tanzania, DR Congo, Burundi, Zambia. The longest freshwater lake in the world (676 km).
3. **Lake Baikal** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 31,722 km². Russia. The deepest lake (1,642 m) and the largest freshwater lake by volume.
4. **Lake Malawi** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 29,600 km². Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania. More fish species than any other lake.
5. **Lake Ontario** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 19,011 km². Canada, United States. The lowest of the Great Lakes, below Niagara Falls.
6. **Lake Onega** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 9,700 km². Russia. The second-largest lake in Europe.
7. **Lake Superior** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 82,100 km². Canada, United States. The largest freshwater lake by area; more water than the other four Great Lakes combined.
8. **Lake Victoria** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 59,940 km². Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. Africa's largest lake, at the source of the White Nile.
9. **Lake Huron** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 59,570 km². Canada, United States. Home to Manitoulin Island, the world's largest lake island.
10. **Great Bear Lake** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 31,153 km². Canada. The largest lake entirely in Canada.
11. **Lake Erie** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 25,667 km². Canada, United States. The smallest of the Great Lakes by volume.
12. **Lake Winnipeg** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 24,514 km². Canada.
13. **Lake Ladoga** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 17,700 km². Russia. The largest lake in Europe.
14. **Lake Balkhash** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 16,400 km². Kazakhstan. Fresh water in the west, salty in the east.
15. **Lake Titicaca** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 8,372 km². Peru, Bolivia. The highest navigable lake in the world, at about 3,800 m.
16. **Lake Michigan** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 57,800 km². United States. The largest lake entirely within one country.
17. **Great Slave Lake** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 27,200 km². Canada. The deepest lake in North America.
18. **Lake Vostok** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 12,500 km². Antarctica. Under about 4 km of Antarctic ice.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.