List of Major Lakes of the World

Explanation

Largest Lakes by Surface Area

[the Caspian Sea Excluded in all facts]

1.            Lake Superior – North America

2.            Lake Victoria – Africa

3.            Lake Huron – North America

4.            Lake Michigan – North America

Largest Lakes by Volume

1.            Baikal – Asia

2.            Tanganyika – Africa

3.            Superior – North America

Important Lakes

ð  Lake Baikal is the Deepest Lake in the World Located in Siberia, Russia. It is the world’s largest lake by volume and the second longest.

ð  Lake Tanganyika is the Longest Lake in the world and also the second largest by volume. It is the second deepest lake in the world, after lake Baikal.

ð  Pumoyong Tso is the highest large lake in the world located in Tibet , China.

ð  The world’s highest commercially navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru . It is also the largest lake in South America.

ð  The world’s lowest lake is the Dead Sea, bordering Israel and Jordan.

The Largest Lakes (surface area) by Continent

ð  Lake Eyre (salt lake) the Largest Lake in Continent Australia

ð  Lake Ladoga the Largest Lake in Continent Europe

ð  Lake Baikal the Largest Lake in Continent Asia

ð  Lake Vostok (subglacial) the Largest Lake in Continent Antarctica

ð  Lake Victoria the Largest Lake in Continent Africa

ð  Lake Titicaca the Largest Lake in Continent South America

ð  Lake Superior the Largest Lake in Continent North America

ð  if the Caspian Sea is considered a lake, it is the largest in Eurasia, but is divided between the two geographic continents

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