List of lakes by area

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Lakes with a surface area of more than 4,000 km², listed by area.

Note: The area of some lakes can vary considerably over time, either seasonally or from year to year. This is especially true of salt lakes in arid climates.

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Continent colour key
Africa Asia Europe North America Australia South America
  Name and location Area sq. mi. Area km² Length mi. Length km Max-depth ft. Max-depth m Water volume mi³ Water volume km³ Thumbnail (same scale for all lakes) Image:Scale outline.png
1. Caspian Sea*,[1] Azerbaijan-Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran 143,250 371,000 745 1,199 3,363 1,025 18,761 78,200 Image:Caspian outline.gif
2. Michigan-Huron,[2] Canada - U.S 45,410 117,702 440 710 923 282 2,030 8,458 Image:Michigan-huron outline.gif
3. Superior, Canada - U.S 31,820 82,414 383 616 1,333 406 2,903 12,100 Image:Superior outline.gif
4. Victoria, Kenya-Tanzania-Uganda 26,829 69,485 200 322 276 84 660 2,750 Image:Victoria outline.gif
5. Tanganyika, Tanzania-DRC-Burundi-Zambia 12,700 32,893 420 676 4,823 1,470 4,536 18,900 Image:Tanganyika outline.gif
6. Baikal,[3] Russia 12,162 31,500 395 636 5,369 1,637 5,521 23,600 Image:Baikal outline.gif
7. Great Bear Lake, Canada 12,000 31,080 232 373 1,463 446 436 2,236 Image:Great bear outline.gif
8. Malawi, Malawi-Mozambique-Tanzania 11,600 30,044 360 579 2,316 706 2,016 8,400 Image:Nyasa outline.gif
9. Great Slave Lake, Canada 11,170 28,930 298 480 2,014 614 502 2,090 Image:Great slave outline.gif
10. Erie, Canada - U.S 9,930 25,719 241 388 210 64 117 489 Image:Erie outline.gif
11. Winnipeg, Canada 9,094 23,553 264 425 118 36 68 283 Image:Winnipeg outline.gif
12. Ontario, Canada - U.S 7,520 19,477 193 311 802 244 393 1,639 Image:Ontario outline.gif
13. Balkhash*, Kazakhstan 7,115 18,428 376 605 85 26 26 106 Image:Balkhash outline.gif
14. Ladoga, Russia 7,000 18,130 136 219 755 230 218 908 Image:Ladoga outline.gif
15. Aral Sea*,[4] Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan 6,625 17,160 266 428 Image:Aral outline.gif
16. Maracaibo, Venezuela 5,135 13,300
17. Tonlé Sap, Cambodia 3,861 10,000[5]
18. Onega, Russia 3,819 9,891 154 248 394 120 67 280 Image:Onega outline.gif
19. Titicaca, Bolivia-Peru 3,141 8,135 110 177 922 281 214 893 Image:Titicaca outline.gif
20. Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua 3,089 8,001 110 177 85 26 Image:Nicaragua outline.gif
21. Athabasca, Canada 3,058 7,920 208 335 797 243 49 204 Image:Athabasca outline.gif
22. Turkana*, Kenya 2,473 6,405 154 248 358 109 49 204 Image:Turkana outline.gif
23. Reindeer Lake, Canada 2,444 6,330 152 245 1,106 337 Image:Reindeer outline.gif
24. Eyre*, South Australia 2,400[6] 6,216 130 209 Image:Eyre outline.gif
25. Issyk-Kul*, Kyrgyzstan 2,394 6,200 113 182 2,192 668 417 1,738 Image:Issyk-kul outline.gif
26. Urmia*, Iran 2,317 6,001 81 130 52 16 Image:Urmia outline.gif
27. Dongting, China 2,316 6,000[7]
28. Torrens*, South Australia 2,200 5,698 130 209 Image:Torrens outline.gif
29. Vänern, Sweden 2,141 5,545 87 140 348 106 37 153 Image:Vänern outline.gif
30. Winnipegosis, Canada 2,086 5,403 152 245 Image:Winnipegosis outline.gif
31. Albert, Uganda, Zaire 2,046 5,299 100 161 190 58 67 280 Image:Albert outline.gif
32. Nettilling, Baffin Island, Canada 1,950 5,051 70 113 Image:Nettilling outline.gif
33. Nipigon, Canada 1,870 4,843 72 116 540 165 Image:Nipigon outline.gif
34. Manitoba, Canada 1,817 4,706 140 225 Image:Manitoba outline.gif
35. Great Salt Lake*, U.S. 1,800 4,662 75 121 Image:Great salt outline.gif

* denotes saline lake

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[edit] 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 Michigan and Lake Huron form one hydrological unit; their surfaces are at the same elevation, the channel separating them is 40m deep and 8km across, and the direction of water flow between them often reverses direction.
  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. ^ The area of Tonlé Sap varies anywhere from 3,000 km² to 30,000 km².
  6. ^ Varies with the rainfall of the wet season. It has been reported to dry up almost completely on occasion.
  7. ^ The area of Dongting Lake varies seasonally anywhere from 4,000 km² to 12,000 km².

[edit] See also

[edit] Sources

  • Factmonster.com
  • van der Leeden, Troise, and Todd, eds., The Water Encyclopedia. Second Edition. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1990. pp. 198-200.
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