The world’s ten largest lakes
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Caspian Sea
A vast inland saltwater body between Europe and Asia.
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Superior
The largest North American Great Lake by surface area.
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Victoria
A large East African lake bordered by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
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Huron
A Great Lake shared by Canada and the United States.
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Michigan
The only North American Great Lake entirely within the United States.
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Tanganyika
A long deep lake in East Africa.
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Baikal
A deep lake in Siberia, Russia.
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Great Bear
A large lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
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Malawi
A large lake in southeastern Africa, also called Nyasa.
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Great Slave
A large lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories, south of Great Bear Lake.
The world's ten largest lakes
The selection follows the common surface-area convention that includes the Caspian Sea and counts Michigan and Huron separately. Those two lakes are hydrologically connected. Areas vary between sources and over time; this collection teaches the names and locations rather than exact area figures.
Sources: NASA JPL world lakes, Environment and Climate Change Canada: lakes.