List of world's largest lakes

World's largest lakes (over 1,700 sq. mi.; 4,403 km²) listed by area.

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List of lakes by area

Continent colour key
Africa Asia Europe North America Australia South America
Name and location Area Length Max-depth Water volume Thumbnail (same scale for all lakes)
    sq. mi. km² mi. km ft. m mi³ km³
1. Caspian Sea,[1] Azerbaijan-Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran 143,250 371,000 745 1,199 3,363 1,025 18,761 78,200
2. Michigan-Huron, Canada - U.S 45,410 117,702 440 710 923 282 2,030 8,458
3. Superior,[2] Canada - U.S 31,820 82,414 383 616 1,333 406 2,903 12,100
4. Victoria, Kenya-Tanzania-Uganda 26,829 69,485 200 322 276 84 660 2,750
5. Tanganyika, Tanzania-DRC-Burundi-Zambia 12,700 32,893 420 676 4,823 1,470 4,536 18,900
6. Baikal,[3] Russia 12,162 31,500 395 636 5,369 1,637 5,521 23,600
7. Great Bear Lake, Canada 12,000 31,080 232 373 1,463 446 436 2,236
8. Malawi, Malawi-Mozambique-Tanzania 11,600 30,044 360 579 2,316 706 2,016 8,400
9. Great Slave Lake, Canada 11,170 28,930 298 480 2,014 614 502 2,090
10. Erie, Canada - U.S 9,930 25,719 241 388 210 64 117 489
11. Winnipeg, Canada 9,094 23,553 264 425 118 36 68 283
12. Ontario, Canada - U.S 7,520 19,477 193 311 802 244 393 1,639
13. Balkhash, Kazakhstan 7,115 18,428 376 605 85 26 26 106
14. Ladoga, Russia 7,000 18,130 136 219 755 230 218 908
15. Aral Sea,[4] Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan 6,625 17,160 266 428
16. Onega, Russia 3,819 9,891 154 248 394 120 67 280
17. Titicaca, Bolivia-Peru 3,141 8,135 110 177 922 281 214 893
18. Nicaragua, Nicaragua 3,089 8,001 110 177 85 26
19. Athabaska, Canada 3,058 7,920 208 335 797 243 49 204
20. Turkana, Kenya 2,473 6,405 154 248 358 109 49 204
21. Reindeer Lake, Canada 2,444 6,330 152 245 1,106 337
22. Eyre, South Australia 2,400[5] 6,216 130 209
23. Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan 2,394 6,200 113 182 2,192 668 417 1,738
24. Urmia, Iran 2,317 6,001 81 130 52 16
25. Torrens, South Australia 2,200 5,698 130 209
26. Vänern, Sweden 2,141 5,545 87 140 348 106 37 153
27. Winnipegosis, Canada 2,086 5,403 152 245
28. Albert, Uganda, Zaire 2,046 5,299 100 161 190 58 67 280
29. Nettilling, Baffin Island, Canada 1,950 5,051 70 113
30. Nipigon, Canada 1,870 4,843 72 116 540 165
31. Manitoba, Canada 1,817 4,706 140 225
32. Great Salt Lake, U.S. 1,800 4,662 75 121
33. Kioga, Uganda 1,700 4,403 50 80
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Notes

Note: Lake areas may slightly vary depending on the sources.

  1. ↑ The salty Caspian Sea is considered a lake because it is land-locked.
  2. ↑ Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by surface area.
  3. ↑ Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake by volume.
  4. ↑ In 1960, the Aral Sea was the world's fourth-largest lake, with an area of approximately 68,000 km²; by 1998, it had dropped to 28,687 km², and eighth-largest, it is currently the 16th largest.
  5. ↑ Varies with the rainfall of the wet season. It has been reported to dry up almost completely on occasion.
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