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List of lakes

See also: Lists of lakes and List of dams and reservoirs

A select 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. For rank-order lists, see List of lakes by area, List of lakes by depth, List of lakes by volume.

Africa

Great Lakes of Africa

See also: Great Lakes of Africa, Rift Valley lakes

Lists by country

Algeria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Algeria.

Angola

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Angola.

Benin

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Benin.

Botswana

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Botswana.

Burkina Faso

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Burkina Faso.

Cameroon

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cameroon.
  • A view of Lake Awing located in the North West Region of Cameroon
    Lake Awing
  • Lake Bambili, Cameroon
    Lake Bambili
  • Lake Bamendjing
  • Lake Bankim
  • Full extent of Lake Barombi, Cameroon
    Lake Barombi
  • Lake Edip
  • Lake Kendall
  • Lake Lagdo
  • Lake Mbakaou
  • Lake Monoun, Cameroon
    Lake Monoun
  • Lake Manengouba, Cameroon
    Muanenguba Lakes (Twin Lakes)
  • Lake Nyos
  • Lake Oku, Cameroon
    Lake Oku
  • Lake Wum

Cape Verde

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cape Verde.


Central African Republic

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Central African Republic.


Chad

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Chad.

Comoros

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Comoros.


Democratic Republic of the Congo

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Republic of the Congo.

Djibouti

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Djibouti.
  • Lake Assal

Egypt

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Egypt.

Equatorial Guinea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Equatorial Guinea.


Eritrea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Eritrea.


Eswatini (Swaziland)

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Eswatini.


Ethiopia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ethiopia.

Gabon

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Gabon.


The Gambia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of The Gambia.


Ghana

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ghana.

Guinea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guinea.


Guinea-Bissau

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guinea-Bissau.

Ivory Coast

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ivory Coast.

Kenya

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kenya.

Lesotho

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Lesotho.


Liberia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Liberia.


Libya

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Libya.

Madagascar

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Madagascar.

Malawi

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Malawi.

Mali

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mali.

Mauritania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mauritania.
  • Lac de Mâl

Mauritius

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mauritius.

Morocco

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Morocco.

Mozambique

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mozambique.
  • Cabora Bassa Lake

Namibia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Namibia.

Niger

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Niger.

Nigeria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nigeria.

Rwanda

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Rwanda.

São Tomé and Príncipe

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of São Tomé and Príncipe.


Senegal

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Senegal.

Seychelles

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Seychelles.


Sierra Leone

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sierra Leone.

Somalia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Somalia.


South Africa

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of South Africa.

South Sudan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of South Sudan.

Sudan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sudan.

Tanzania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tanzania.

Togo

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Togo.


Tunisia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tunisia.

Uganda

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Uganda.

Zambia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Zambia.

Zimbabwe

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Zimbabwe.

Antarctica

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

For a more comprehensive list, see Antarctic lakes.

Asia

International lakes of Asia

  • Lake Baikal – Lake Baikal is located in Siberia in southeastern Russia, just north of Mongolia. Considered the oldest surviving freshwater lake on the planet, it is also the deepest body of water in Asia at 5,315 feet (1,620 m), and the largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 20% of the planet's fresh water. An elongated lake, it has a maximum width of 60 miles (97 km) with an approximate length of 389 miles (626 km), and is fed by more than 300 rivers and streams.[2]
  • Caspian Sea – Situated between Asia and Europe and fed by the Volga and Ural Rivers in the north, the Caspian Sea is nevertheless somewhat salty in its central and south portions. The surface area measures 371,000 square kilometres (143,000 sq mi), with a maximum depth of 1,025 metres (3,363 ft).[2]
  • Aral Sea – Also in far-western Asia, just east of the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea straddles the boundary between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The Aral Sea is shrinking due to evaporation and diversion for irrigation (among other factors) and what remains (only 10% of its former size)[3] is now almost totally polluted by fertilizer runoff, Soviet weapon testing residue and industrial projects,[2] leading to it being called "one of the planet's worst environmental disasters".[4]
  • Dead Sea – Located on the border of Israel and Jordan.
  • Lake Khanka

Lists by country

Afghanistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Afghanistan.
  • Gowd-e-Zereh

Armenia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Armenia.

Azerbaijan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Azerbaijan.

Bahrain

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bahrain.


Bangladesh

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bangladesh.

Bhutan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bhutan.

Brunei

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Brunei.


  • Cypt

Cambodia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cambodia.
Tonlé Sap Lake, Cambodia

China

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of China.

Cyprus

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cyprus.

East Timor

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of East Timor.


Georgia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Georgia.

India

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of India.

Indonesia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Indonesia.

Iran

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Iran.

Iraq

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Iraq.

Israel

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Israel.

Japan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Japan.
  • Lake Mashū

Jordan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Jordan.
  • Dead Sea

Kazakhstan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kazakhstan.

North Korea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of North Korea.

South Korea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of South Korea.

Kuwait

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kuwait.


Kyrgyzstan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kyrgyzstan.
  • Ala-Kul
  • Besh-Tash Lake
  • Chatyr-Kul
  • Issyk Kul
  • Jashyl Köl
  • Juukuchak Lake
  • Kara-Suu Lake
  • Kapka Tash Lake
  • Kara-Toko Lake
  • Kashka-Suu Lake
  • Köl-Suu
  • Köl-Tör Lake
  • Kölukök
  • Kulun Lake
  • Kylaa-Köl
  • Okurgen Lake
  • Lake Sary-Chelek
  • Merzbacher Lake
  • Sary-Köl
  • Song Kol Lake
  • Tash-Bulak Lake

Laos

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Laos.

Lebanon

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Lebanon.

Malaysia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Malaysia.

Maldives

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Maldives.


Mongolia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mongolia.

Myanmar

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Myanmar.

Nepal

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nepal.
  • Fewa Lake
  • Rara Lake
  • Rupa Lake
  • Begnas Lake
  • Shey phoksundo lake
  • Tilicho Lake
  • Gosaikunda Lake

Oman

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Oman.


Pakistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Pakistan.
Lake Saiful Muluk, Kaghan Valley, Pakistan
Rush Lake (Pakistan), the highest lake in Pakistan and 27th-highest in the world[5]

Philippines

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Philippines.

Qatar

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Qatar.


Russia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Russia.
  • Lake Baikal

Saudi Arabia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saudi Arabia.
  • Al-Asfar Lake
  • Sabkhat Matti

Singapore

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Singapore.

Sri Lanka

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sri Lanka.

Syria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Syria.
  • Lake Assad
  • Lake Qattinah
  • Lake Al-Rastan
  • Lake Muzairib
  • Zarzar Lake
  • Lake Ballouran

Tajikistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tajikistan.

Thailand

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Thailand.

Turkey

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Turkey.

Turkmenistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Turkmenistan.

United Arab Emirates - UAE

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the United Arab Emirates.

Uzbekistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Uzbekistan.

Vietnam

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Vietnam.

Yemen

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Yemen.


Palestine

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the State of Palestine.

Taiwan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Taiwan.
Chiaming Lake in Taitung County, Taiwan
  • Bitan Lake
  • Changpi Lake
  • Chengcing Lake
  • Chiaming Lake
  • Cueifong Lake
  • Gugang Lake
  • Jinshi Lake
  • Lantan Lake
  • Liyu Lake
  • Longtan Lake
  • Meihua Lake
  • Milk Lake
  • Sun Moon Lake
  • Zhongzheng Lake

Europe

See also: List of largest lakes of Europe

International lakes of Europe

Lists by country

Republic of Albania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Albania.

Andorra

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Andorra.

Armenia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Armenia.

Austria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Austria.
  • Ahornsee

Azerbaijan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Azerbaijan.
  • Lake Sarysu
  • Lake Ağgöl

Belarus

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Belarus.

Belgium

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Belgium.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bulgaria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bulgaria.

Croatia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Croatia.

Cyprus

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cyprus.

Czech Republic

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Czech Republic.

Denmark

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Denmark.

Estonia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Estonia.

Finland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Finland.

France

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of France.

Georgia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Georgia.

Germany

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Germany.

Greece

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Greece.

Hungary

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Hungary.

Iceland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Iceland.

Ireland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Republic of Ireland.

Italy

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Italy.

Kazakhstan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kazakhstan.

Latvia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Latvia.

Liechtenstein

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Liechtenstein.

Lithuania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Lithuania.

Luxembourg

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Luxembourg.

Malta

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Malta.


Moldova

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Moldova.

Monaco

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Monaco.


Montenegro

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Montenegro.

Netherlands

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Netherlands.

North Macedonia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of North Macedonia.

Norway

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Norway.

Poland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Poland.

Portugal

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Portugal.

Romania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Romania.

Russia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Russia.

San Marino

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of San Marino.


Serbia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Serbia.

Slovakia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Slovakia.
  • Morské oko
  • Štrbské pleso
  • Zemplínska šírava
  • Zlaté Piesky
  • Blatné
  • Jazero

Slovenia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Slovenia.

Spain

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Spain.

Sweden

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sweden.
  • Ällmora träsk
  • Ältaren
  • Öringesjön

Switzerland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Switzerland.

Turkey

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Turkey.

Ukraine

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ukraine.

United Kingdom

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the United Kingdom.

North and Central America

International lakes of North America

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

See also: North American Great Lakes

Lists by country

Antigua and Barbuda

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Antigua and Barbuda.


Bahamas

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Bahamas.


Barbados

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Barbados.


Belize

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Belize.


Canada

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Canada.

Costa Rica

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Costa Rica.

Cuba

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cuba.

Dominica

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Dominica.

Dominican Republic

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Dominican Republic.

El Salvador

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of El Salvador.

Grenada

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Grenada.

Guatemala

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guatemala.
  • Lake Atitlan

Haiti

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Haiti.

Honduras

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Honduras.

Jamaica

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Jamaica.


Mexico

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mexico.

Nicaragua

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nicaragua.

Panama

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Panama.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saint Kitts and Nevis.


Saint Lucia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saint Lucia.


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.


Trinidad and Tobago

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Trinidad and Tobago.

United States of America - USA

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the United States.

Oceania

Lists by country

Australia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Australia.

Federated States of Micronesia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Federated States of Micronesia.


Fiji

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Fiji.


Kiribati

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kiribati.


Marshall Islands

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Marshall Islands.


Nauru

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nauru.

New Zealand

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of New Zealand.

Palau

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Palau.

Papua New Guinea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Papua New Guinea.

Samoa

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Samoa.


Solomon Islands

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Solomon Islands.


Tonga

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tonga.

Tuvalu

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tuvalu.


Vanuatu

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Vanuatu.

South America

International lakes of South America

Lists by country

Argentina

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Argentina.

Bolivia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bolivia.

Brazil

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Brazil.

Chile

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Chile.

Colombia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Colombia.

Ecuador

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ecuador.

Guyana

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guyana.

Paraguay

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Paraguay.

Peru

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Peru.

Suriname

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Suriname.


Uruguay

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Uruguay.

Venezuela

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Venezuela.
  • Guri (man-made)
  • Lake Maracaibo (sometimes considered a sea)
  • Lake Valencia

Former lakes

See also: List of prehistoric lakes

Extraterrestrial Lakes

For a more comprehensive list, see List of extraterrestrial lakes.

Titan

For a more comprehensive list, see Lakes of 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. ^ a b c "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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