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Rank by: A–Z Area (sq mi) Max depth (ft)

18 entries

Aral Sea

An endorheic saline lake that all but vanished within a lifetime

Caspian Sea

The world's largest enclosed body of water, a salty inland sea fed by the Volga

Dead Sea

A hypersaline lake at the lowest point on Earth's land surface

Great Bear Lake

The largest lake lying entirely within Canada

Lake Baikal

The world's deepest, oldest, and most voluminous lake

Lake Balkhash

The Central Asian lake that is half fresh and half salt

Lake Eyre

Australia's largest lake, a salt pan that floods only rarely

Lake Geneva

The great crescent lake of the Alps, shared by Switzerland and France

Lake Huron

The Great Lake of Georgian Bay and the world's largest freshwater island

Lake Ladoga

The largest lake in Europe, beside Saint Petersburg

Lake Malawi

The African rift lake with more fish species than any other

Lake Michigan

The largest lake lying entirely within one country

Lake Nicaragua

The largest lake in Central America, home to freshwater sharks

Lake Superior

The largest freshwater lake on Earth by surface area

Lake Tanganyika

The world's longest freshwater lake and second deepest

Lake Titicaca

The highest navigable lake in the world, high in the Andes

Lake Victoria

Africa's largest lake and a source of the Nile

Loch Ness

Scotland's deep, dark loch and home of a legend