Geography
Largest Lakes
The world's largest lakes by surface area, with depth, continent, and water type.
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Name↕ | Area (km²)↕ | Max Depth (m)↕ | Continent↕ | Countries↕ | Type↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caspian Sea | 371,000 | 1,025 | Asia / Europe | Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan | Saltwater |
| Lake Superior | 82,100 | 406 | North America | United States, Canada | Freshwater |
| Lake Victoria | 69,485 | 84 | Africa | Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya | Freshwater |
| Lake Huron | 59,600 | 229 | North America | United States, Canada | Freshwater |
| Lake Michigan | 57,800 | 281 | North America | United States | Freshwater |
| Lake Tanganyika | 32,900 | 1,470 | Africa | Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia | Freshwater |
| Lake Baikal | 31,722 | 1,642 | Asia | Russia | Freshwater |
| Great Bear Lake | 31,153 | 446 | North America | Canada | Freshwater |
| Lake Malawi (Nyasa) | 29,600 | 706 | Africa | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania | Freshwater |
| Great Slave Lake | 28,568 | 614 | North America | Canada | Freshwater |
| Lake Erie | 25,667 | 64 | North America | United States, Canada | Freshwater |
| Lake Winnipeg | 24,514 | 36 | North America | Canada | Freshwater |
| Lake Ontario | 19,011 | 244 | North America | United States, Canada | Freshwater |
| Lake Ladoga | 17,700 | 230 | Europe | Russia | Freshwater |
| Lake Balkhash | 16,400 | 26 | Asia | Kazakhstan | Mixed (fresh + saline) |
| Lake Titicaca | 8,372 | 281 | South America | Peru, Bolivia | Freshwater |
| Lake Chad | 1,350 | 11 | Africa | Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger | Freshwater |
| Dead Sea | 605 | 304 | Asia | Israel, Jordan, Palestine | Saltwater (hypersaline) |
| Aral Sea | 7,000 | 42 | Asia | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan | Saltwater (shrinking) |
| Lake Turkana | 6,405 | 109 | Africa | Kenya, Ethiopia | Saltwater (alkaline) |
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