The following is a list of the largest lakes in 2011.[1]
Lake |
Country |
Area(sq m)
|
Caspian Sea |
Azerbaijan Russia Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Iran |
152,239
|
Lake Superior |
U.S. Canada |
31,820
|
Lake Victoria |
Tanzania Uganda |
26,828
|
Lake Huron |
U.S. Canada |
23,010
|
Lake Michigan |
U.S. |
22,400
|
Aral Sea |
Kazakhstan Uzbekistan |
13,000
|
Lake Tanganyika |
Tanzania Congo |
12,700
|
Lake Baikal |
Russia |
12,162
|
Great Bear Lake |
Canada |
12,000
|
Lake Nyasa |
Malawi Mozambique Tanzania |
11,600
|
Great Slave Lake |
Canada |
11,170
|
Lake Chad |
Chad Niger Nigeria |
9,946
|
Lake Erie |
U.S. Canada |
9,930
|
Lake Winnipeg |
Canada |
9,094
|
Lake Ontario |
U.S. Canada |
7,520
|
Lake Balkhash |
Kazakhstan |
7,115
|
Lake Ladoga |
Russia |
7,000
|
Lake Onega |
Russia |
3,819
|
Lake Titicaca |
Bolivia Peru |
3,141
|
Lake Nicaragua |
Nicaragua |
3,089
|
Lake Athabaska |
Canada |
3,058
|
Lake Rudolf |
Kenya |
2,473
|
Lake Reindeer |
Canada |
2,444
|
Lake Eyre[2] |
South Australia |
2,400
|
Lake Issyk-Kul |
Kyrgyzstan |
2,394
|
Lake Urmia |
Iran |
2,317
|
Lake Torrens |
South Australia |
2,200
|
Lake Vänern |
Sweden |
2,141
|
Lake Winnipegosis |
Canada |
2,086
|
Lake Mobutu Sese Seko |
Uganda |
2,046
|
Lake Nettilling |
Baffin Island, Canada |
1,950
|
Lake Nipigon |
Canada |
1,870
|
Lake Manitoba |
Canada |
1,817
|
Lake Great Salt |
U.S. |
1,800
|
Lake Kioga |
Uganda |
1,700
|
References and notes
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Varies with the rainfall of the wet season