Explanation
Largest Lakes by Surface Area
[the Caspian Sea Excluded in all facts]
1. Lake Superior – North America
2. Lake Victoria – Africa
3. Lake Huron – North America
4. Lake Michigan – North America
Largest Lakes by Volume
1. Baikal – Asia
2. Tanganyika – Africa
3. Superior – North America
Important Lakes
ð Lake Baikal is the Deepest Lake in the World Located in Siberia, Russia. It is the world’s largest lake by volume and the second longest.
ð Lake Tanganyika is the Longest Lake in the world and also the second largest by volume. It is the second deepest lake in the world, after lake Baikal.
ð Pumoyong Tso is the highest large lake in the world located in Tibet , China.
ð The world’s highest commercially navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru . It is also the largest lake in South America.
ð The world’s lowest lake is the Dead Sea, bordering Israel and Jordan.
The Largest Lakes (surface area) by Continent
ð Lake Eyre (salt lake) the Largest Lake in Continent Australia
ð Lake Ladoga the Largest Lake in Continent Europe
ð Lake Baikal the Largest Lake in Continent Asia
ð Lake Vostok (subglacial) the Largest Lake in Continent Antarctica
ð Lake Victoria the Largest Lake in Continent Africa
ð Lake Titicaca the Largest Lake in Continent South America
ð Lake Superior the Largest Lake in Continent North America
ð if the Caspian Sea is considered a lake, it is the largest in Eurasia, but is divided between the two geographic continents
