List of largest lakes of the World
Shakeel Anwar
Jul 5, 2017 17:39 IST
A Lake is a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land. Some of these lakes are formed by glaciers coercion or intimidation into the ground and some are created when river valleys are blocked by dams. Here, we are giving the list of the largest lakes of the World that will help the readers for enhancing general knowledge.
1. Caspian Sea
Location: Azerbaijan-Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran
Area: 394,299 Sq. Km
Length: 1,199 km
Maximum Depth: 946 m
2. Superior
Location: U.S.-Canada
Area: 82,414 Sq. Km
Length: 616 km
Maximum Depth: 406 m
3. Victoria
Location: Tanzania-Uganda
Area: 69,485 Sq. Km
Length: 322 km
Maximum Depth: 82 m
4. Huron
Location: U.S.-Canada
Area: 59,596 Sq. Km
Length: 397 km
Maximum Depth: 229 m
5. Michigan
Location: U.S.
Area: 58,016 Sq. Km
Length: 517 km
Maximum Depth: 281 m
6. Aral
Location: Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan
Area: 33,800 Sq. Km
Length: 428 km
Maximum Depth: 68 m
7. Tanganyika
Location: Tanzania-Congo
Area: 32,893 Sq. Km
Length: 676 km
Maximum Depth: 1,435 m
8. Baikal
Location: Russia
Area: 31,500 Sq. Km
Length: 636 km
Maximum Depth: 1,741 m
9. Great Bear
Location: Canada
Area: 31,080 Sq. Km
Length: 373 km
Maximum Depth: 82 m
10. Nyasa
Location: Malawi-Mozambique-Tanzania
Area: 30,044 Sq. Km
Length: 579 km
Maximum Depth: 706 m
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11. Great Slave
Location: Canada
Area: 28,930 Sq. Km
Length: 480 km
Maximum Depth: 614 m
12. Chad
Location: Chad-Niger-Nigeria
Area: 25,760 Sq. Km
Maximum Depth: 7 m
13. Erie
Location: U.S.-Canada
Area: 25,719 Sq. Km
Length: 388 km
Maximum Depth: 64 m
14. Winnipeg
Location: Canada
Area: 23,553 Sq. Km
Length: 425 km
Maximum Depth: 62 m
15. Ontario
Location: U.S-Canada
Area: 19,477 Sq. Km
Length: 311 km
Maximum Depth: 237 m
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16. Balkhash
Location: Kazakhstan
Area: 18,428 Sq. Km
Length: 605 km
Maximum Depth: 27 m
17. Ladoga
Location: Russia
Area: 18,130 Sq. Km
Length: 200 km
Maximum Depth: 225 m
18. Onega
Location: Russia
Area: 9,891 Sq. Km
Length: 248 km
Maximum Depth: 110 m
19. Titicaca
Location: Bolivia-Peru
Area: 8,135 Sq. Km
Length: 177 km
Maximum Depth: 370 m
20. Nicaragua
Location: Nicaragua
Area: 8,001 Sq. Km
Length: 177 km
Maximum Depth: 70 m
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21. Athabaska
Location: Canada
Area: 7,920 Sq. Km
Length: 335 km
Maximum Depth: 124 m
22. Rudolf
Location: Kenya
Area: 6,405 Sq. Km
Length: 248 km
23. Reindeer
Location: Canada
Area: 6,330 Sq. Km
Length: 245 km
24. Eyre
Location: South Australia
Area: 6,216 Sq. Km
Length: 209 km
25. Issyk-Kul
Location: Kyrgyzstan
Area: 6,200 Sq. Km
Length: 182 km
Maximum Depth: 700 m
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26. Urmia
Location: Iran
Area: 6,001 Sq. Km
Length: 130 km
Maximum Depth: 15 m
27. Torrens
Location: South Australia
Area: 5,698 Sq. Km
Length: 209 km
28. Vanern
Location: Sweden
Area: 5,545 Sq. Km
Length: 140 km
Maximum Depth: 98 m
29. Winnipegosis
Location: Canada
Area: 5,403 Sq. Km
Length: 245 km
Maximum Depth: 18 m
30. Mobutu Sese Seko
Location: Uganda
Area: 5,299 Sq. Km
Length: 161 km
Maximum Depth: 55 m
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31. Nettilling
Location: Baffin Island, Canada
Area: 5,051 Sq. Km
Length: 113 km
32. Nipigon
Location: Canada
Area: 4,843 Sq. Km
Length: 116 km
33. Manitoba
Location: Canada
Area: 4,706 Sq. Km
Length: 225 km
Maximum Depth: 7 m
34. Great Salt
Location: U.S.
Area: 4,662 Sq. Km
Length: 121 km
Maximum Depth: 5–8 m
35. Kioga
Location: Uganda
Area: 4,403 Sq. Km
Length: 80 km
Maximum Depth: 9 m
In the above list of the largest lakes of the world contains the location, area, length and the maximum depth of the lakes for general awareness.