Largest Lakes

Geography 47 records updated 2026-07-19

Largest Lakes, with lake name, continent, area in square kilometres, and type.

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ID LakeName Continent AreaKm2 Type
47 Bangweulu Africa 3000 Freshwater
46 Melville North America 3069 Saltwater
45 Amadjuak North America 3115 Freshwater
44 Tana Africa 3200 Freshwater
43 Poyang Asia 3210 Freshwater
42 North Aral Sea Asia 3300 Saltwater
41 Uvs Asia 3350 Saltwater
40 Peipus Europe 3555 Freshwater
39 Van Asia 3755 Saltwater
38 Dubawnt North America 3833 Freshwater
37 Sarygamysh Asia 3955 Saltwater
36 Khanka Asia 4190 Freshwater
35 Lake of the Woods North America 4350 Freshwater
34 Saimaa Europe 4380 Freshwater
33 Qinghai Asia 4489 Saltwater
32 Taymyr Asia 4560 Freshwater
31 Manitoba North America 4706 Saltwater
30 Nipigon North America 4848 Freshwater
29 Mweru Africa 5120 Freshwater
28 Winnipegosis North America 5370 Freshwater
27 Nettilling North America 5542 Freshwater
26 Albert Africa 5590 Freshwater
25 Rukwa Africa 5615 Saltwater
24 Vänern Europe 5650 Freshwater
23 Issyk-Kul Asia 6236 Saltwater

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