The Ten Largest Lakes of the World
| Rank | Name, Location | Area (sq. miles) | Length (miles) | Max. Depth (feet) |
| 1. |
Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan-Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran (salt water) |
152,239 |
745 |
3,104 |
| 2. |
Superior, U.S.-Canada |
31,820 |
383 |
1,333 |
| 3. |
Victoria, Tanzania-Uganda |
26,828 |
200 |
270 |
| 4. |
Huron, U.S.-Canada |
23,010 |
247 |
750 |
| 5. |
Michigan, U.S. |
22,400 |
321 |
923 |
| 6. |
Aral, Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan |
13,000 |
266 |
223 |
| 7. |
Tanganyika, Tanzania-Congo |
12,700 |
420 |
4,708 |
| 8. |
Baikal, Russia |
12,162 |
395 |
5,712 |
| 9. |
Great Bear, Canada |
12,000 |
232 |
270 |
| 10. |
Nyasa, Malawi-Mozambique-Tanzania |
11,600 |
360 |
2,316 |
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Note: The Caspian Sea is called
"sea" because the Romans, finding it salty, named it Mare Caspium. Many
geographers, however, consider it a lake because it is land locked.
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