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The world's largest lakes

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Lake

Location

Area (sq km)

Area (sq miles)

1.

Caspian Sea

Iran

371800

143552

2.

Superior

Canada / USA

82350

31795

3.

Victoria

Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda

69500

26834

4.

Aral Sea

65500

25290

5.

Huron

Canada / USA

59600

23012

6.

Michigan

USA

58000

22394

7.

Tanganyika

Burundi / Tanzania / Zaire / Zambia

32900

12703

8.

Great Bear

Canada

31800

12278

9.

Baikal

30500

11776

10.

Nyasa (Malawi)

Malawi / Mozambique / Tanzania

29600

11429