Following are the some important lakes of the world for general knowledge and one paper mcqs short questions asked in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, OTS, PTS etc.
Important Lakes of the World
Important lakes of the world sorted area wise are as under:
| Sr. # | Name | Country | Length (Miles) | Area (Sq. m) | Image |
|
1 |
Caspian Sea |
Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan |
680 |
169,330 |
|
|
2 |
Lake Superior |
North America |
200 |
31,820 |
|
|
3 |
Sea of Aral |
Russia |
265 |
26,233 |
|
|
4 |
Lake Victoria Nyanza |
Africa |
200 |
26,200 |
|
|
5 |
Lake Huron |
North America |
247 |
23,010 |
|
|
6 |
Michigan Lake |
North America |
307 |
22,400 |
|
|
7 |
Lake Baikal (Deepest in the world) |
Russia |
385 |
13,200 |
|
|
8 |
Tanganyika |
Africa |
420 |
12,700 |
|
|
9 |
Great Bear Lake |
Canada |
195 |
11,660 |
|
|
10 |
Great Slave Lake |
Canada |
325 |
11,170 |
|
|
11 |
Lake Nyasa |
Africa |
350 |
11,000 |
|
|
12 |
Lake Erie |
North America |
241 |
9,940 |
|
|
13 |
Lake Winnipeg |
Canada |
260 |
9,398 |
|
|
14 |
Lake Ontario |
USA Canada |
193 |
7,540 |
|
|
15 |
Lake Chad |
Africa |
400 |
7,200 |
|
- Caspian Sea and Aral Sea have been classified as lakes, despite their names, as they are completely land locked.
- In flood lake Chad covers 50000 square miles and becomes the world’s largest fresh water lake.
