Biggest Lakes on Earth

The Twenty Biggest Lakes on Earth
Lakes, Ten Largest
Area in
Square Miles
Depth In Feet
1
Caspian Sea (Kazakhstan)
143,244
3,363
2
Lake Superior (U.S.-Can.)
31,700
1,330
3
Lake Victoria (Africa)
26,828
270
4
Aral Sea (Russia)
24,904
220
5
Lake Huron (U.S.-Canada)
23,000
750
6
Lake Michigan (U.S.)
22,300
923
7
Lake Tanganyika (Africa)
12,700
4,823
8
Lake Baikal (Russia)
12,162
5,315
9
Great Bear Lake (Canada)
12,096
1,463
10
Lake Nyasa (Malawi) (Africa)
11,150
2,280
11
Great Slave (Canada)
11,031
2,015
12
Lake Erie (U.S.-Canada)
9,910
210
13
Lake Winnipeg (Canada)
9,417
 60
14
Lake Ontario (U.S.-Canada)
7,340
802
15
Lake Balkhash (Kazakhstan)
7,114
 85
16
Lake Ladoga (Russia)
6,835
738
17
Lake Chad (Africa)
6,300
 24
18
Lake Maracaibo (Venezuela)
5,217
115
19
Lake Onega (Russia)
3,710
328
20
Lake Eyre (Australia)
3,600
 4