The list is divided in two: all lakes as conventionally defined down to 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi), and the largest lakes under a geological definition, where the Caspian Sea is considered a small ocean rather than a lake, and Lake Michigan–Huron (or "Huron–Michigan") is recognized as a single body of water.

The Caspian Sea has acted as a pillar of human industry and culture for countless centuries; this gargantuan lake spans 371,000 km 2 (143,243 mi 2) making it the world's largest enclosed inland body of water. Furthermore, its massive area not only serves as a boundary between Europe and Asia but it also manages to influence climatic conditions ...

The following is a list of the 100 largest lakes of the United States by normal surface area. The top twenty lakes in size are as listed by the National Atlas of the United States, a publication of the United States Department of the Interior. The area given is the normal or average area of the lake. The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially.

2024年6月9日 · What is the biggest lake in the world? The biggest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea at 149,200 square miles. Straddling Europe and Asia, this inland salt lake borders...

2021年9月7日 · The largest lake in the world by a long shot is the Caspian Sea – a name that hints at a past when it was contiguous with the ocean around 11 million years ago. This massive saline lake, which is nearly the same size as Japan, borders five countries: Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Iran.

2025年1月21日 · For the purpose of this article, we’ve listed the largest lakes in the world when measured by total surface area, from the smallest to the largest. From the Great Slave Lake in North America to the Caspian Sea that spreads across the continents of Europe and Asia, these are some of the biggest water sources on Earth. 10.

2019年2月24日 · The Caspian Sea is the biggest lake in the world. The Caspian Sea spreads out over nearly 750 miles (1,200 km) from north to south, with an average width of 200 miles (320 km). It covers a region of around 149,200 square miles (386,400 square km) – bigger than the region of Japan.

We are currently studying the 169 large lakes and water bodies listed below. They are listed in order of size, starting with the largest. Most of the reported surface area and elevation data were obtained from the Global Lakes and Wetlands Database (Lehner and Döll, 2004).

The largest lake in the United States is Lake Superior at 82,100 km² with shorelines in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan, although it also stretches into Canada. Lake Michigan is the largest lake that is situated completely in the United States, with 58,000 km² of surface area.

2022年9月9日 · By volume of water, the world's largest lake is actually Lake Baikal in Russia. The world's deepest lake has a proportionally large volume. We are ranking by their surface area. By this metric, the largest freshwater lake would be Lake Superior in the U.S. Lake Huron, another of the Great Lakes, is also in the Top 5.