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  • Caspian Sea

    A vast inland saltwater body between Europe and Asia.

  • Superior

    The largest North American Great Lake by surface area.

  • Victoria

    A large East African lake bordered by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.

  • Huron

    A Great Lake shared by Canada and the United States.

  • Michigan

    The only North American Great Lake entirely within the United States.

  • Tanganyika

    A long deep lake in East Africa.

  • Baikal

    A deep lake in Siberia, Russia.

  • Great Bear

    A large lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories.

  • Malawi

    A large lake in southeastern Africa, also called Nyasa.

  • 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.