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