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 World’s Largest Natural Lakes (revised 7/09)

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/lakes/largest.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001777.html

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Science/SWCS/saline1.html

http://www.zambiatourism.com/welcome.htm

http://www.tourzambia.com/natural-resources/lakes.htm

http://www.tourzambia.com/natural-resources/lake-kariba.htm

http://www.tourzambia.com/natural-resources/lake-tanganyika.htm

http://www.tourzambia.com/natural-resources/lake-bangweulu.htm

http://www.tourzambia.com/natural-resources/lake-mweru.htm

http://www.tourzambia.com/index.htm

http://www.worldlakes.org/index.asp

http://www.worldlakes.org/lakeprofiles.asp?anchor=volume

http://www.worldlakes.org/lakeprofiles.asp?anchor=area

http://www.worldlakes.org/lakeprofiles.asp?anchor=deepest

http://www.onefish.org/servlet/CDSServlet?status=ND0xMTE1NyZjdG5faW5mb192aWV3X3NpemU9Y3RuX2luZm9fdmlld19mdWxsJjY9ZW4mMzM9KiYzNz1rb3M~

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/lakeframes.htm

http://www.uslakes.net/

http://2www.lakes-online.co.uk/

http://www.livinglakes.org/topalt.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001777.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0804835.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0849795.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0852465.html

http://www.great-lakes.net/lakes/

http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/lista.htm

http://www.livinglakes.org/lakesflash.htm

http://www.uslakes.net/

 

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

1

Caspian Sea

(Salt lake)

Azerbaijan-Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran

Asia-Europe

143,200 to 169,000

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/caspian.html

 

 

 

 

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

2

Superior

US-Canada

North America

31,688 to 31,820

http://kids.infoplease.lycos.com/ce6/us/A0847261.html

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/superior1.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

3

Victoria

Tanzania-Uganada

Africa

24,300 to 26,828

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/13460.html

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/35/0355C000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/location/africa/kenya/ke_lkvic.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

4

Aral Sea

(Salt lake)

Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan

Asia

60’s=24,700 to 26,166

90’s=13,000 to 15,500)

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=06056000

http://visearth.ucsd.edu/VisE_Int/aralsea/index.html

http://ceps.nasm.edu:1995/aral.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

5

Huron

US-Canada

North America

22,991 to 23,010

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/06164.html

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/48/04847000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://kids.infoplease.lycos.com/ce6/us/A0824610.html

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/huron1.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

6

Michigan

Mish-Ind-Ill-Wisc, US, North America

22,300 to 22,400

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/08434.html

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/59/05904000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

7

Tanganyika

Tanzania-Congo-Zambia-Burundi

Africa

12,350 to 12,700

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/12621.html

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/01/00151000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.utalii.com/lake_tanganyika.htm

http://www.zambiatourism.com/welcome.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

8

Baikal

Russia, Southern Siberia, Asia

12,162 to 13,200

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=00597000

http://hem.passagen.se/peder/ryss5.htm

http://spencer.nott.ac.uk/~etzpcm/baikal/baikal.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

9

Great Bear lake

Canada central Mckenzie District

North America

12,000 to 12,800

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=04035000

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/05333.html

http://www.britannica.com/seo/g/great-bear-lake/

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/bear1.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

10

Nyasa

(Lake Malawi)

Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania, Africa

11,100 to 11,600

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/42/0427C000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.utalii.com/lake_nyasa.htm

http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/afr/afr-13.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

11

Great Slave Lake

Canada southern Mckenzie District

North America

11,027 to 11,170

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=00FE2000

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/05361.html

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/0F/00FE2000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/slave1.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

12

Chad

Chad-Niger-Nigeria-Cameroon

Africa

9,946 to 10,000

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/23/0234D000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.jason.oceanobs.com/html/applications/niveau/tchad_uk.html

http://wwwcpg.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/orgs/cp/html/hydro/Chad.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

13

Erie

US-Ontario, Canada

North America

6,297 to 9,930

 

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/04193.html

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/3A/03AFA000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/glimr/lakes/erie/

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/erie1.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0817584.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

14

Winnipeg

Canada

North America

9,094 to 9,799

http://www.britannica.com/seo/l/lake-winnipeg/

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=02BBD000

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/2B/02BBD000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/winni1.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

15

Ontario

NY, US-Ontario, Canada

North America

7,340 to 7,550

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/09573.html

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/27/0270F000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/4S03/Ontario.html 

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/ont1.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

16

Balkhash

(Slightly Salty to Salt Lake)

Kazakhstan

Asia

7,112 to 7,300

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/l/308740.html

http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/asi/asi-54.html

http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/asi/dasi54.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

17

Ladoga

Russia, Europe

6,800 to 7,000

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/6A/06A5B000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mgartste/ladoga.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

18

Maracaibo

Venezuela, Northern South America

5,023 to 5,215

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/08031.html

http://www.lakemaracaibo.com/

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

19

Dongting

Southeastern China, Asia

4,633

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/51/0513B000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/asi/asi-11.html

http://www.yangtzecruises.com/html/dongting.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

20

Onega

Russia, Europe

3,753 to 3,819

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/0A/00ABC000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://petrsu.karelia.ru:8085/Karelia/TravelGuide/onegargn_e.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

21

Eyre

(Salt Lake)

Central South Australia, Australia

3,700 to

Usually dry

http://www.auslig.gov.au/facts/eyre.htm

http://www.britannica.com/seo/l/lake-eyre/

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/04334.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

22

Nicaragua

Nicaragua, Central America

3,089 to 3,191

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=012D2000

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/12/012D2000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.bartleby.com/65/ni/NicrguLk.html

http://edlup.tripod.com/paseo/lagoi.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

23

Athabasca  (Athabaska)

Alberta and                        Saskatchewan Canada, North America

3,058 to 3,150

http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/ARTICLES/0225/02291712_Q.html

http://www.npatterson.net/sara/athabaskan.html

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/atha1.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

24

Titicaca

Bolivia-Peru, East Central South America

3,100 to 3,141

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/24/024C7000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.crystalinks.com/laketiticaca.html

http://www.thule.org/titicaca.html

www.laketiticaca.org

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

25

Mai-Ndombe

Western Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

3,100

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/BA/0BAA1000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=0BAA1000

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

26

Reindeer

Saskatchwan-Manitoba, Canada, North America

2,444 to 2,570

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/rein1.htm

http://reindeer.sixpart.com/

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0831552.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

27

Tonle Sap

Cambodia, Southeast Asia

2,500, June-Nov. 10,400

http://park.org/Thailand/MoreAboutAsia/cambodia/tonle-sap.html

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=05C40000

http://www.camtour.org/mot/tonle_sap/index.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

28

Rudolf  (Turkana), (Alkaline Lake)

Kenya-Ethiopia, Africa

2,473

http://encarta  .msn.com/index/conciseindex/6A/06A6D000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.jambokenya.com/jambo/location/lturkana.htm

http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/afr/afr-20.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

29

Issyk-Kul (Hot lake), (Salt Lake)

Kyrgyzstan, Asia

2,394 to 2,445

http://www.britannica.com/seo/l/lake-issyk-kul/

http://www.issyk-kul.com.kg/eng/main.htm

http://www.studyrussian.com/seidenstrasse/silkroad/Lake_Issyk_Kul.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

30

Urmia (Rezaiyeh)

(Salt Lake)

Iran,

Asia

1815 to 2,300

http://kids.infoplease.lycos.com/ce6/world/A0850204.html

http://www.chanchoco.com/Urmiamap.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0850204.html

http://www.bartleby.com/65/ur/Urmia-La.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

31

Torrens

(Salt Lake)

South Australia, Australia

2,230 to

Usually dry

http://kids.infoplease.lycos.com/ce6/world/A0849096.html

http://www.xrefer.com/entry/225296

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

32

Vanern

Sweden, Europe

2,141 to 2,150

http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/eur/eur-16.html

http://www.fiskeland.com/vanernE.html

http://www.bartleby.com/65/va/Vanern.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

33

Winnipegosis

Canada, North America

2,075 to 2,086

http://www.fedpubs.com/mpchrt/charts/winnipeg.htm

http://www.2hwy.com/mb/l/lkwinngs.htm

http://www.encyclopedia.com/ency005/50318.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

34

Mobutu Sese Seko,

(Albert, Albert Nyanza)

(Salt Lake)

Uganda- Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Central Africa

2,046 to 2,070

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/50/05024000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/08597.html

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0197738.html 

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

35

Nettilling

Baffin Island, Canada, North America

1,095 to 2,140

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0835288.html

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/nett1.htm

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/lakes/nettcon.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

36

Nipigon

Canada, North America

1,870 to 1,872

http://www.fiskeland.com/vanernE.html

http://www.thefishinguide.com/nipigon.htm

http://www.thefishinguide.com/nipigonarea.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

37

Gairdner

(Salt Lake)

South Australia, South Central Australia

1,840 to

Usually Dry

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dlra/lgairdner.htm

http://www.auslig.gov.au/facts/larglake.htm

http://www.soft.net.uk/speedrecordclub/links/link_049.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

38

Manitoba

Manitoba Canada, North America

1,785 to 1,817

http://www.boltonlake.com/map1map2.html

http://www.2hwy.com/mb/l/lkmanito.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

39

Koko Nor (Qinghai Lake)

(Salt and Holy Lake)

Tibetan Highlands, NE Qinghai providence, China, Asia

1,630 to 2300

http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/ARTICLES/0100/01024768_A.html

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0840691.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

40

Great Salt

(Salt Lake)

North West Utah, US, North America

1,680 to 1,800

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/05360.html

http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/36/03686000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1

http://ut.water.usgs.gov/greatsaltlake/index.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

41

Kioga (Kyoga)

Uganda, East Africa

1,700 to 1,710

http://gbgm-umc.org/africa/uganda/uprofile.html

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/NEH/u-lake.html

http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/afr/afr-15.html

http://www.brittanica.com/bcom/eb/article/1/0,5716,47661+1+46577,00.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

42

Khanka

East Russia-China, Orient

1,700

http://www.jawgp.org/anet/ru001ea.htm

http://www.traveleastrussia.com/khankaisky.html

http://www.marine.su/prim/reserv.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

43

Saimaa

Finland, Europe

1,700

http://www.scandinavia-connection.co.uk/page42.html

http://www.iuakk.fi/~dimse/Saimaa.htm

http://www.finland.fi/finfo/english/saimaa/saimaa_map.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

44

Mweru

Zambia-Zaire, Central Africa

1,680

http://www.go2africa.com/ZAMBIA/northern-zambia/lake-mweru/

http://www.zambiatourism.com/travel/Places/lakmweru.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0834628.html

http://www.bartleby.com/65/mw/Mweru-La.html

http://www.zambiatourism.com/welcome.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

45

Bangweulu

NE-Zambia, Central Africa

1,670

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0806047.html

http://www.zambiatourism.com/welcome.htm

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

46

Peipus (Peipsi)

Estonia-Russia, Europe

1390 to1,660

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0838058.html

http://www.worldlakes.org/lakedetails.asp?lakeid=8767

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

47

Dubawnt (Often Ice bound)

S Nunavut Territory. Canada, North America

1,600

http://www.bartleby.com/65/du/DubawntL.html

 

Rank

Name

Location

Area (sq. mi.)

48

Lake of the Woods

Minnesota, US-Canada, Central North America

1,485

http://encarta.msn.com/map_701513952/Lake_of_the_Woods.html

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861677884/Lake_of_the_Woods.html

http://www.worldlakes.org/lakedetails.asp?lakeid=9650

http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/L/LakeWood.asp

 

 

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