20 Largest Lake In The World By Surface Area


The largest lake in the world is doubtless of the Caspian Sea. But we must make a distinction between salt lakes and fresh water. If we intend to freshwater lakes, then the main catchment area should be the Michigan-Huron, located between Canada and the United States. Other important characteristics are given. The Caspian Sea, like all lakes in the South of Russia (Aral) are undergoing a severe form of evaporation and every year they lose tens of square kilometers of waters. Below you find a summary table (from Wikipedia) with all the larger Lakes.

20 Largest Lake In The World By Surface Area


  1. Caspian Sea Asia 371,000 km ²
  2. Lake Michigan-Huron North America 117,702 km ²
  3. Lake Superior North America 82,414 km ²
  4. Lake Victoria, Africa 69,485 km ²
  5. Lake Tanganyika Africa 32,893 km ²
  6. Lake Baikal Asia 31.5 thousand km ²
  7. Great Bear Lake North America 31,080 km ²
  8. Lake Malawi Africa 30,044 km ²
  9. Great Slave Lake North America 28,930 km ²
  10. Lake Erie North America 25,719 km ²
  11. Lake Winnipeg North America 23,553 km ²
  12. Lake Ontario North America 19,477 km ²
  13. Lake Balkhash Asia 18,428 km ²
  14. Lake Ladoga Europe 18,130 km ²
  15. Lake Vostok Antarctica 15,690 km ²
  16. Lake Maracaibo South America 13.3 thousand km ²
  17. Lake Onega Europe 9891 km ²
  18. Lake Titicaca in South America 8135 km ²
  19. Lake Nicaragua North America 8001 km ²
  20. Lake Athabasca North America 7920 km ²

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