What is the biggest lake on the world?

Answer 1

Biggest Lake, is the Caspian Sea, an inland sea which covers parts of Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. It is 760 miles long, with a surface area of 143,560 miles and an estimated volume of 21,500 cubic miles.

Answer 2

The biggest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea because the Caspian Sea fits the definition of lake.

Lake- a large amount of fresh or salt water of reasonable size, surrounded by land.

Answer 3

Biggest Overall: Caspian Sea

Biggest Freshwater by depth and volume: Lake Baikal

Biggest Freshwater by surface area: Lake Superior

Answer 4

Lakes with a surface area of more than 4,000 km², listed by area.

Note: The area of some lakes can vary considerably over time, either seasonally or from year to year. This is especially true of salt lakes in arid climates.

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3 Notes
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Name and location Area sq. mi. Area km² Length mi. Length km Max-depth ft. Max-depth m Water volume mi³ Water volume km³ Thumbnail (same scale for all lakes)
1. Caspian Sea*,[1] Azerbaijan-Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran 143,250 371,000 745 1,199 3,363 1,025 18,761 78,200
2. Michigan-Huron,[2] Canada - U.S 45,410 117,702 440 710 923 282 2,030 8,458
3. Superior, Canada - U.S 31,820 82,414 383 616 1,333 406 2,903 12,100
4. Victoria, Kenya-Tanzania-Uganda 26,829 69,485 200 322 276 84 660 2,750
5. Tanganyika, Tanzania-DRC-Burundi-Zambia 12,700 32,893 420 676 4,823 1,470 4,536 18,900
6. Baikal,[3] Russia 12,162 31,500 395 636 5,369 1,637 5,521 23,600
7. Great Bear Lake, Canada 12,000 31,080 232 373 1,463 446 436 2,236
8. Malawi, Malawi-Mozambique-Tanzania 11,600 30,044 360 579 2,316 706 2,016 8,400
9. Great Slave Lake, Canada 11,170 28,930 298 480 2,014 614 502 2,090
10. Erie, Canada - U.S 9,930 25,719 241 388 210 64 117 489
11. Winnipeg, Canada 9,094 23,553 264 425 118 36 68 283
12. Ontario, Canada - U.S 7,520 19,477 193 311 802 244 393 1,639
13. Balkhash*, Kazakhstan 7,115 18,428 376 605 85 26 26 106
14. Ladoga, Russia 7,000 18,130 136 219 755 230 218 908
15. Aral Sea*,[4] Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan 6,625 17,160 266 428
16. Maracaibo, Venezuela 5,135 13,300
17. Tonlé Sap, Cambodia 3,861 10,000[5]
18. Onega, Russia 3,819 9,891 154 248 394 120 67 280
19. Titicaca, Bolivia-Peru 3,141 8,135 110 177 922 281 214 893
20. Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua 3,089 8,001 110 177 85 26
21. Athabasca, Canada 3,058 7,920 208 335 797 243 49 204
22. Turkana*, Kenya 2,473 6,405 154 248 358 109 49 204
23. Reindeer Lake, Canada 2,444 6,330 152 245 1,106 337
24. Eyre*, South Australia 2,400[6] 6,216 130 209
25. Issyk-Kul*, Kyrgyzstan 2,394 6,200 113 182 2,192 668 417 1,738
26. Urmia*, Iran 2,317 6,001 81 130 52 16
27. Dongting, China 2,316 6,000[7]
28. Torrens*, South Australia 2,200 5,698 130 209
29. Vänern, Sweden 2,141 5,545 87 140 348 106 37 153
30. Winnipegosis, Canada 2,086 5,403 152 245
31. Albert, Uganda, Zaire 2,046 5,299 100 161 190 58 67 280
32. Nettilling, Baffin Island, Canada 1,950 5,051 70 113
33. Nipigon, Canada 1,870 4,843 72 116 540 165
34. Manitoba, Canada 1,817 4,706 140 225
35. Great Salt Lake*, U.S. 1,800 4,662 75 121

Answer 5

Caspian Sea

Answer 6

the great lakes... assuming you mean fresh water

Answer 7

Dead Sea

Answer 8

Caspian Sea is the largest river in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!