What are the top ten largest lakes by volume?

By middleml | Updated: Aug. 11, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

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Sorry still haven't been able to get out an geocache, so here is another top ten. This I look at the top ten largest lakes by total volume. Any copyrighted material used in this video is done so for purposes of education, review, and/or satire and thus covered by "Fair Use". No ownership is claimed for any such materials other than my own. All images used are public domain; licensed under Creative Commons with attribution, or used with permission. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lakes_by_volume

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Geography Minute
Top Ten
What are the top ten largest lakes by area?
FYI-For this list, I use square miles, but will also list square kilometers
#1. Caspian Sea
143,000 sm. (371,000 km²)
Despite its name, it is often regarded as the world's largest lake.
Borders-Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan

#2 Lake Superior
31,700 sm (82,100 km²)
Largest of the Great Lakes by volume, having more water than the other four combined.The largest freshwater lake in the world by area.
Borders- Canada, United States
26,590 sm (68,870 km²)
Borders- Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
#3 Lake Victoria
The largest lake by area in Africa.
#4 Lake Huron
23,000 sm (59,600 km²)
Contains Manitoulin Island, the world's largest lake island.
Borders-
Canada, United States
#5 Lake Michigan
22,000 sm (58,000 km²)
The largest lake (by area) that is located entirely in one country.
Borders- United States
#6 Lake Tanganyika
12,600 sm (32,600 km²)
 Longest freshwater lake in the world and third largest of any kind by volume.
 Borders- Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo

#7 Lake Baikal
12,200 sm (31,500 km²)
Deepest lake in the world and largest freshwater lake in the world by volume.
Borders- Russia
#8 Great Bear Lake
12,000 sm (31,000 km²)
Largest lake entirely within Canada,and the largest lake partially within the Arctic Circle
Borders- Canada
#9 Lake Malawi
11,400 sm (29,500 km²)
Has more species of fish than any other lake in the world.
Borders- Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania
#10 Great Slave Lake
10,000 sm (27,000 km²)
Deepest lake in North America
Borders- Canada
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