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It is the largest lake located entirely in Europe, the second largest lake in Russia after Baikal, and the 14th largest freshwater lake by area in the world. It is comparable in size to Lake Ontario. Ladoga Lacus, a methane lake on Saturn's moon Titan, is named after the lake.
Largest lake in Romania 33 Kubenskoye: Кубенское озеро Russia: 407 157: 34 Lough Neagh: Loch nEathach, Loch Neagh Northern Ireland ( United Kingdom) 388 150: Largest lake in United Kingdom, largest lake on the island of Ireland 35 Sheksninskoye Russia: 380 150: 36 Garda: Lago di Garda Italy: 370 140: Largest lake in Italy 37 ...
Lake Maggiore is 64.37 km (40 mi) long, and 3 to 5 km (2 to 3 mi) wide, except at the bay opening westward between Pallanza and Stresa, where it is 10 km (6 mi) wide. It is the longest Italian lake, although Lake Garda has a greater area. Its mean height above the sea level is 193 metres; a deep lake, its bottom is almost everywhere below sea ...
The largest wholly Swiss lake is Lake Neuchâtel. The remaining lakes over 100 km 2 (39 sq mi) are Lake Maggiore and Lake Lucerne. In total 103 lakes exist that are more than 30 ha (74 acres) in surface area, and a considerable number of smaller lakes. All these lakes are found in the four major river basins of Switzerland: Rhine, Rhone, Po and ...
Lough Neagh. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Lough Neagh (/ lɒx ˈneɪ / lokh NAY) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake on the island of Ireland and in the United Kingdom. It has a surface area of 151 square miles (392 square kilometres) and is about 19 miles (31 km) long and 9 miles (14 km) wide.
The largest lough, by area, in Ireland is Lough Neagh. Lough Corrib is the second largest, and is the largest in the Republic. The largest lough, by water volume, is Lough Neagh, with Lough Mask being the largest in the Republic. The list below contains only those loughs that are of geographic, geological, or historical importance and almost ...
Lough Derg, historically Lough Dergart (Irish: Loch Deirgeirt), [1] is a freshwater lake in the Shannon River Basin, Ireland. It is the third-biggest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Neagh and Lough Corrib) and the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland. It is a long, narrow lake, with shores in counties Clare (south-west), Galway ...
Ullswater is a glacial lake in Cumbria, England and part of the Lake District National Park. It is the second largest lake in the region by both area and volume, after Windermere. The lake is about 7 miles (11 km) long, 0.75 miles (1 km) wide, and has a maximum depth of 63 metres (207 ft). Its outflow is River Eamont, which meets the River Eden ...