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Largest Lakes In The World

What is largest lakes in the world?

· Sarah Mitchell

Key facts

Largest lake by surface area Caspian Sea[1]
Caspian Sea surface area 386,400 square km[1]
Largest freshwater lake by surface area Lake Superior[2]
Lake Superior surface area 82,100 square km[1]
Caspian Sea borders Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran[1]
Lake Superior borders Canada, United States[1]

The largest lake in the world by surface area is the Caspian Sea, covering 386,400 square km. If you mean the largest freshwater lake, it is Lake Superior at 82,100 square km.

Context

The Caspian Sea is the largest lake by surface area at 386,400 square km, bordering five countries [1]. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by surface area at 82,100 square km, spanning Canada and the United States [2]. The classification of the Caspian Sea as a lake is debated because of its name [1].

Documented claims

  • The Caspian Sea is the largest lake by surface area, but its name includes 'sea'. [1]
  • The largest freshwater lake by surface area is Lake Superior, which differs from the overall largest lake. [2]
  • The ranking uses surface area, not volume. [1]

Questions and answers

What is technically the largest lake in the world?

The Caspian Sea is the largest lake by surface area, covering 386,400 square km [1].

Is Lake Superior more in Canada or the USA?

Lake Superior borders both Canada and the United States, but the sources do not specify which country has more of it [1].

What are the 10 largest lakes in the world?

The sources list the Caspian Sea as first and Lake Superior as second by surface area, but they do not provide a complete top-10 list [1].

Sources

  1. Water We Talking About? The Greatest Lake(s) — blog.limnology.wisc.edu (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. The 10 Largest Lakes In The World — worldatlas.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Places