The largest lakes in the world
The top 3 according to 9 votes from people: Caspian Sea · Lake Tanganyika · Lake Baikal. (Updated Dec 23, 2020.)
The biggest lakes on the planet, ranked by surface area according to Wikipedia's list, with their shoreline countries and something special about each.
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Top 15
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Caspian Sea
389,000 km². Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan. Salt water; geologically a small ocean rather than a lake.
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Lake Tanganyika
32,900 km². Tanzania, DR Congo, Burundi, Zambia. The longest freshwater lake in the world (676 km).
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Lake Baikal
31,722 km². Russia. The deepest lake (1,642 m) and the largest freshwater lake by volume.
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Lake Malawi
29,600 km². Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania. More fish species than any other lake.
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Lake Ontario
19,011 km². Canada, United States. The lowest of the Great Lakes, below Niagara Falls.
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Lake Onega
9,700 km². Russia. The second-largest lake in Europe.
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Lake Superior
82,100 km². Canada, United States. The largest freshwater lake by area; more water than the other four Great Lakes combined.
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Lake Victoria
59,940 km². Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. Africa's largest lake, at the source of the White Nile.
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Lake Huron
59,570 km². Canada, United States. Home to Manitoulin Island, the world's largest lake island.
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Great Bear Lake
31,153 km². Canada. The largest lake entirely in Canada.
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Lake Erie
25,667 km². Canada, United States. The smallest of the Great Lakes by volume.
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Lake Winnipeg
24,514 km². Canada.
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Lake Ladoga
17,700 km². Russia. The largest lake in Europe.
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Lake Balkhash
16,400 km². Kazakhstan. Fresh water in the west, salty in the east.
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Lake Titicaca
8,372 km². Peru, Bolivia. The highest navigable lake in the world, at about 3,800 m.
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Lake Michigan
57,800 km². United States. The largest lake entirely within one country.
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Great Slave Lake
27,200 km². Canada. The deepest lake in North America.
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Lake Vostok
12,500 km². Antarctica. Under about 4 km of Antarctic ice.
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Comments (8)
Le lac Baïkal gelé en hiver, il faut le voir une fois dans sa vie.
La mer Caspienne est-elle un lac ou une mer ? Le débat éternel 😄
Les Grands Lacs américains, on se croirait à la mer.
Le Tanganyika, le plus long lac d'eau douce du monde.
J'ai patiné sur le Baïkal gelé en février, inoubliable.
Le Baïkal, le plus profond et le plus ancien lac du monde, 20 % de l'eau douce de surface.
Très bonne liste, j'ai appris des choses.
Le lac Victoria, source du Nil Blanc.