10 Largest Lakes by Surface Area

This is a list of the ten largest lakes in the world by surface area:

1. Caspian Sea - Asia - 371,000 sq km (143,000 sq mi)*


2. Lake Superior - North America - 82,100 sq km (31,698 sq mi)

3. Lake Victoria - Africa - 68,800 sq km (26,563 sq mi)

4. Lake Huron - North America - 59,600 sq km (23,011 sq mi)

5. Lake Michigan - North America - 57,800 sq km (22,316 sq mi)

6. Lake Tanganyika - Africa - 32,900 sq km (12,702 sq mi)

7. Baikal - Asia - 30,500 sq km (11,776 sq mi)

8. Great Bear Lake - North America - 31,328 sq km (12,095 sq mi)

9. Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa) - Africa - 30,044 sq km (11,600 sq mi)

10. Great Slave Lake - North America - 28,568 sq km (11.030 sq mi)