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  2. Lake Titicaca - Wikipedia

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    Titicaca is the second largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of water and surface area. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ a ] It has a surface elevation of 3,812 m (12,507 ft). [ 8 ] [ 9 ]

  3. Lake Maracaibo - Wikipedia

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    With a surface area of 13,512 km 2 (5,217 sq mi), if counted as a lake it would be the largest in South America, ahead of Lake Titicaca, as well as one of the oldest lakes on Earth, having formed 36 million years ago in the Andes Mountains. The lake is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela to the north by a narrow spit.

  4. List of lakes by area - Wikipedia

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    Highest navigable lake in the world. Greatest mountain lake too. Largest lake in South America. 19: Nicaragua Nicaragua: Fresh 8,264 km 2 3,191 sq mi 177 km 110 mi 26 m 85 ft 110 km 3 26 cu mi Largest lake in Central America. Contains fresh water sharks. 20: Athabasca Canada: Fresh 7,850 km 2 3,030 sq mi 335 km 208 mi 124 m 407 ft 204 km 3 49 cu mi

  5. South America's Lake Titicaca nears record low water ... - AOL

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    Severe drought conditions and unusually high temperatures have caused the shoreline to shrivel at Titicaca, South America's largest lake and the world's highest navigable body of water. The water ...

  6. List of largest lakes of the United States by area - Wikipedia

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    The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.

  7. List of lakes by volume - Wikipedia

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    South America: Titicaca; See also. Lakes portal; ... In 1960, the Aral Sea was the world's twelfth-largest known lake by volume, at 1,100 km 3 (260 cu mi). However ...

  8. Altiplano - Wikipedia

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    At the Bolivia–Peru border lies Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in South America. Farther south, in Bolivia, there was until recently a lake, Lake Poopó, but by December 2015 it had completely dried up, and was declared defunct. It is unclear whether that lake, which had been the second-largest in Bolivia, can be restored. [1] [2]

  9. Geography of Bolivia - Wikipedia

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    The most prominent feature of the Altiplano is the large lake at its northern end, Lake Titicaca. At 3,811 m (12,503 ft) above sea level. With a surface area of 9,064 km 2 (3,500 sq mi), it is larger than Puerto Rico and is South America's second-largest lake by surface area. Lake Titicaca is also deep, about 370 m (1,214 ft) at its deepest ...