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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.
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.
Gokyo Lakes are oligotrophic lakes in Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park, located at an elevation of 4,700–5,000 m (15,400–16,400 ft). They were named after Gokyo Ri peak. These lakes are the world's highest freshwater lake system comprising six main lakes, of which Thonak Lake is the largest. [ 2 ]
In 1960, the Aral Sea was the world's twelfth-largest known lake by volume, at 1,100 km 3 (260 cu mi). However, by 2007 it had shrunk to 10% of its original volume and was divided into three lakes, none of which are large enough to appear on this list. [17]
Lakes of Asia. Lakes should be put into their country specific category if it exists. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. ...
Lake Superior (French: lac Supérieur; Ojibwe: ᑭᑦᒉᐁ-ᑲᒣᐁ, romanized: Gitchi-Gami) Ontario / Minnesota/ Wisconsin / Michigan: Beau Lake Quebec/ Maine: Boundary Lake Manitoba/ North Dakota: Chiputneticook Lakes (consisting of East Grand Lake, North Lake, Mud Lake, Spednic Lake, and Palfrey Lake) New Brunswick/ Maine: East Grand Lake
Category: Bodies of water of Asia by country. 29 languages. ... Lakes of Asia by country (43 C) Rivers of Asia by country (45 C) Seas of Asia by country (15 C)
Reservoirs in Asia by country (2 C) A. Lakes of Afghanistan (2 C, 6 P) Lakes of Armenia (1 C, 13 P) ... Lakes of the United Arab Emirates (2 C, 3 P)