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Largest Lakes Around The World

2024-08-07

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
Photo: FrankvandenBergh


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 Pehoe | Torres del National Park | Chile | South America
Photo: DieterMeyrl


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

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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.