7 Largest Lakes In The World by area:
Largest Lake No. 1. Caspian Sea – 143,244 sq miles (371,000 km²).
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world, but it contains an oceanic basin rather than being entirely over continental crust. It has no outflows and is bounded by Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
Largest Lake No. 2. Lake Superior – 31,700 sq miles (82,103 km²).
Lake Superior is Bounded by Canada and the United States, Lake Superior is the largest lake of the five Great Lakes of North America. The lake Superior is shared by Canada's Ontario and the United State's Minnesota to the north and west, and Wisconsin and Michigan to the south.
Largest Lake No. 3. Lake Victoria – 26,564 sq miles (68,800 km²).
The largest lake in Africa. It is bounded by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named after Queen Victoria by the explorer John Hanning Speke, who was the first European to discover it.
Largest Lake No. 4. Lake Huron - 23,012 sq miles (59,600 km²).
Lake Huron is The second largest lake of the Great lakes of North America. Lake Huron also contains Manitoulin Island, the world’s largest lake island.
Largest Lake No. 5. Lake Michigan – 22,394 sq miles (58,000 km²).
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes, Lake Michigan is just slightly smaller than Lake Huron. Chicago and Milwaukee are located on the shore of Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. The other four Great Lakes are shared by the U.S. and Canada.
Largest Lake No. 6. Lake Tanganyika – 12,703 sq miles (32,900 km²).
The lake is not only the 6th largest in the world, it is also the second deepest lake in the world – 1,470 m (4,820 ft) and the longest lake in the world – 676 km (420 mi). Lake Tanganyika is divided among four countries – Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia. Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, in both cases, after only Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake.
Largest Lake No. 7. Lake Baikal – 12,248 sq miles (31,722 km²).
The lake is entirely within Russia. Lake Baikal is a rift lake in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between the Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast. It is also the deepest lake in the world and the largest volume fresh water lake in the world. Mean depth: 2,442' (744 m). Length: 395.2 miles (636 km)
Largest Lake No. 1. Caspian Sea – 143,244 sq miles (371,000 km²).
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world, but it contains an oceanic basin rather than being entirely over continental crust. It has no outflows and is bounded by Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
Largest Lake No. 2. Lake Superior – 31,700 sq miles (82,103 km²).
Lake Superior is Bounded by Canada and the United States, Lake Superior is the largest lake of the five Great Lakes of North America. The lake Superior is shared by Canada's Ontario and the United State's Minnesota to the north and west, and Wisconsin and Michigan to the south.
Largest Lake No. 3. Lake Victoria – 26,564 sq miles (68,800 km²).
The largest lake in Africa. It is bounded by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named after Queen Victoria by the explorer John Hanning Speke, who was the first European to discover it.
Largest Lake No. 4. Lake Huron - 23,012 sq miles (59,600 km²).
Lake Huron is The second largest lake of the Great lakes of North America. Lake Huron also contains Manitoulin Island, the world’s largest lake island.
Largest Lake No. 5. Lake Michigan – 22,394 sq miles (58,000 km²).
Largest Lake No. 6. Lake Tanganyika – 12,703 sq miles (32,900 km²).
The lake is not only the 6th largest in the world, it is also the second deepest lake in the world – 1,470 m (4,820 ft) and the longest lake in the world – 676 km (420 mi). Lake Tanganyika is divided among four countries – Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia. Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, in both cases, after only Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake.
Largest Lake No. 7. Lake Baikal – 12,248 sq miles (31,722 km²).
The lake is entirely within Russia. Lake Baikal is a rift lake in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between the Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast. It is also the deepest lake in the world and the largest volume fresh water lake in the world. Mean depth: 2,442' (744 m). Length: 395.2 miles (636 km)