Largest Lakes Around The World

The Caspian Sea

 

The Caspian Sea, the world's largest inland body of water, is an endorheic basin situated between Europe and Asia. It spans an area of 371,000 km² (143,000 sq mi) and holds a volume of 78,200 km³.
 

Lake Superior

 

Located in central North America, Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by both surface area and volume, containing 10% of the world's surface fresh water. It straddles the Canada-United States border.
 

Lake Victoria

 

Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, is the world's second-largest freshwater lake and the ninth-largest continental lake. It covers 59,947 km² and contains 2,424 km³ of water.

Lake Michigan

 

Lake Michigan, one of North America's five Great Lakes, is the second-largest by volume and the third-largest by surface area. It is connected to Lake Huron via the Straits of Mackinac.
 

Lake Baikal

 

Lake Baikal, a significant rift lake in Russia, is located in southern Siberia between Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia.
 

Lake Pehoé

 

Lake Pehoé is a surface water body in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, primarily fed by the Paine River and Skottsberg Lake.
 

Great Slave Lake

 

Great Slave Lake is the second-largest lake in Canada's Northwest Territories and the deepest lake in North America, with a volume that ranks it among the 10th or 12th largest lakes globally.