Principal Lakes of the World

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Africa
Ladoga 17700 sq km Victoria 68800 sq km
Onega 9900 Tanganyika 32,900
Wener 5650 Malawi (formerly Nyasa) 29600
Peipus 3520 Turkana (formerly Rudolf) 6405
Vättern 1900 Albert 5300
Geneva 582 Edward 2325
Constance 571 Tchad (shrinking) 1350
Neagh 388    
Lomond 71

America

Windermere 15 Superior 82400
    Huron 59600

Asia

Michigan 58000
Caspian Sea 370000 sq km Great Bear 31150
Aral 68000 Great Slave 27200
Baikal 32000 Erie 25750
Balkash 17000 Winnipeg 24500
Issik-kul 6200 Ontario 19500
Urmia 5800 Titicaca 8372
Koko-nor 6000 Nicaragua 8264
Van 3750 Great Salt Lake 4400
Dead Sea 810    
   

Australia

    Eyre 9500 sq km
    Gairdner 4784
    Torrens 5700
    Taupo (New Zealand) 616
    Te Anau (New Zealand) 344

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