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List of lakes, showing country and size, with European ranking Rank Name Native names Country Average area Notes km 2 mi 2; 1 Ladoga: Ла́дожское о́зеро, Laatokka Russia: 17,700 6,800: 14th largest lake in the world 2 Onega: Onego, Онежское озеро, Ääninen, Äänisjärvi Russia: 9,894 3,820: 18th largest lake in the ...
Dymaxion world map with the 15 largest lakes roughly to scale. This is a pair of lists of terrestrial lakes with a surface area of more than approximately 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi), ranked by area, [1] [2] [3] excluding reservoirs and lagoons. The area of some lakes can vary over time, either seasonally or from year to year.
List of Antarctic subglacial lakes; List of dams and reservoirs; List of drying lakes; List of international lakes; List of lakes by area; List of lakes by depth; List of lakes by volume; List of lakes; List of largest lakes and seas in the Solar System; List of largest lakes of Europe; List of prehistoric lakes; Recursive islands and lakes ...
The deepest area is oceanic rather than continental crust. However, it is generally regarded by geographers as a large endorheic salt lake. Of these registered lakes; 10 have a deepest point above the sea level. These are: Issyk-Kul, Crater Lake, Quesnel, Sarez, Toba, Tahoe, Kivu, Nahuel Huapi, Van and Poso.
European lake stubs (2 C, 91 P) Pages in category "Lakes of Europe" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Pangong Tso; 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.
1540 map of the Lake Constance region. 1540: the map Lacus Constantiensis by Johannes Zwick and Thomas Blarer shows topographic names, towns and the Rhine. [citation needed] 1555: the map of the route of the Rhine (Rhinelaufkarte) by Caspar Vopel includes a topographical map of Lake Constance with its larger towns, the tributaries and the ...
Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), the largest in western Europe with 582 km 2 (225 sq mi), partly in France, partly in Switzerland, is listed in Haute-Savoie for its French part. Mountain lakes [ edit ]