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This is a list of the top three to five major lakes per region, with links to more detailed region lists of lakes. A "major" lake is defined as that which is the largest by area, depth, volume, or cultural and/or environmental significance.


Africa



Great Lakes of Africa



Lists by country



Algeria


Angola


Benin


Botswana


Burkina Faso


Cameroon


Cape Verde


Central African Republic


Chad


Comoros


Democratic Republic of the Congo


Republic of the Congo


Djibouti


Egypt


Equatorial Guinea


Eritrea


Eswatini


Ethiopia


Gabon


The Gambia


Ghana


Guinea


Guinea-Bissau


Ivory Coast


Kenya


Lesotho


Liberia


Libya


Madagascar


Malawi


Mali


Mauritania


Mauritius


Morocco


Mozambique


Namibia


Niger = esclaves


Nigeria


Rwanda


São Tomé and Príncipe


Senegal


Seychelles


Sierra Leone


Somalia


South Africa


South Sudan


Sudan


Tanzania


Togo


Tunisia


Uganda


Zambia


Zimbabwe


Antarctica


There are hundreds of lakes deep below the ice of Antarctica.[1]


Asia



International lakes of Asia



Lists by country



Afghanistan


Armenia


Azerbaijan


Bahrain


Bangladesh


Bhutan


Brunei


Cambodia

Tonlé Sap Lake, Cambodia
Tonlé Sap Lake, Cambodia

China


Cyprus


East Timor


Georgia


India


Indonesia


Iran


Iraq


Israel


Japan


Jordan


Kazakhstan


North Korea


South Korea


Kuwait


Kyrgyzstan


Laos


Lebanon


Malaysia


Maldives


Mongolia


Myanmar


Nepal


Oman


Pakistan

Lake Saiful Muluk, Kaghan Valley, Pakistan
Lake Saiful Muluk, Kaghan Valley, Pakistan
Rush Lake (Pakistan), the highest lake in Pakistan and 27th-highest in the world[5]
Rush Lake (Pakistan), the highest lake in Pakistan and 27th-highest in the world[5]

Philippines


Qatar


Russia


Saudi Arabia


Singapore


Sri Lanka


Syria


Tajikistan


Thailand


Turkey


Turkmenistan


United Arab Emirates - UAE


Uzbekistan


Vietnam


Yemen


Palestine


Taiwan

Chiaming Lake in Taitung County, Taiwan
Chiaming Lake in Taitung County, Taiwan

Europe



International lakes of Europe



Lists by country



Republic of Albania


Andorra


Armenia


Austria


Azerbaijan


Belarus


Belgium


Bosnia and Herzegovina


Bulgaria


Croatia


Cyprus


Czech Republic


Denmark


Estonia


Finland


France


Georgia


Germany


Greece


Hungary


Iceland


Ireland


Italy


Kazakhstan


Latvia


Liechtenstein


Lithuania


Luxembourg


Malta


Moldova


Monaco


Montenegro


Netherlands


North Macedonia


Norway


Poland


Portugal


Romania


Russia


San Marino


Serbia


Slovakia


Slovenia


Spain


Sweden


Switzerland


Turkey


Ukraine


United Kingdom


North and Central America



International lakes of North America


Listed in order of occurrence from easternmost border terminus to the westernmost


Lists by country



Antigua and Barbuda


Bahamas


Barbados


Belize


Canada


Costa Rica


Cuba


Dominica


Dominican Republic


El Salvador


Grenada


Guatemala


Haiti


Honduras


Jamaica


Mexico


Nicaragua


Panama


Saint Kitts and Nevis


Saint Lucia


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


Trinidad and Tobago


United States of America - USA

The Great Lakes on June 23, 2022, from the International Space Station
The Great Lakes on June 23, 2022, from the International Space Station

Oceania



Lists by country



Australia


Federated States of Micronesia


Fiji


Kiribati


Marshall Islands


Nauru


New Zealand


Palau


Papua New Guinea


Samoa


Solomon Islands


Tonga


Tuvalu


Vanuatu


Wallis and Futuna


South America



International lakes of South America



Lists by country



Argentina


Bolivia


Brazil


Chile


Colombia


Ecuador


Guyana


Paraguay


Peru


Suriname


Uruguay


Venezuela


Former lakes



Extraterrestrial lakes



Titan



See also



References


  1. See map in Aldhous, Peter (August 23, 2014). "First samples of Antarctic lake reveal thriving life". New Scientist: 12. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014.
  2. "Lakes of Asia, Landforms of Asia – Worldatlas.com". WorldAtlas. Reunion Technology Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. Micklin, Philip; Aladin, Nikolay V. (April 2008). "Reclaiming the Aral Sea". Scientific American. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
  4. "Aral Sea 'one of the planet's worst environmental disasters'". The Daily Telegraph. London. April 5, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  5. "The Highest Lake in the World". highestlake.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.



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