World • Major Lakes
The biggest lakes in the world and the best-known of the rest, from the Caspian Sea to the Sea of Galilee. Reservoirs count as lakes, and so do salt lakes that are mostly dry, which say so.
Great Lakes
5 places
- Lake Superior
- Lake Huron
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Erie
- Lake Ontario
North America
10 places
- Great Bear Lake
- Great Slave Lake
- Lake Winnipeg
- Lake Athabasca
- Reindeer Lake
- Lake of the Woods
- Great Salt Lake
- Lake Okeechobee
- Lake Champlain
- Lake Tahoe
Central & South America
4 places
- Lake Titicaca
- Lago de Nicaragua (Lake Nicaragua)
- Lago de Chapala (Lake Chapala)
- Lake General Carrera–Buenos Aires
Africa
13 places
- Lake Victoria
- Lake Tanganyika
- Lake Malawi
- Lake Volta
- Lake Turkana
- Lake Albert
- Lake Mweru
- Lake Kariba
- Lake Nasser
- Lake Tana
- Lake Kivu
- Lake Edward
- Lake Chad
Europe
10 places
- Lake Ladoga
- Lake Onega
- Saimaa
- Vänern
- Lake Peipus
- Vättern
- Balaton
- Lake Geneva
- Lake Constance
- Lago di Garda (Lake Garda)
Inland Seas & Western Asia
9 places
- Caspian Sea
- Lake Balkhash
- Aral Sea
- Ysyk-Köl (Issyk-Kul)
- Lake Urmia
- Van Gölü (Lake Van)
- Lake Sevan
- Dead Sea
- Sea of Galilee
East & Southeast Asia
8 places
- Lake Baikal
- Qinghai Lake
- Lake Khanka
- Khövsgöl Nuur (Lake Hövsgöl)
- Tonlé Sap
- Poyang Lake
- Danau Toba (Lake Toba)
- Lake Biwa
Oceania
4 places
- Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre
- Lake Torrens
- Lake Taupō
- Lake Wakatipu