What are the five largest lakes between Canada and the United States called?

The Great Lakes are, from west to east: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. They are a dominant part of the physical and cultural heritage of North America.



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The Great Lakes are a chain of deep freshwater lakes in east-central North America comprising the lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

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1. Lake Superior: 82,100 km. Lake Superior is one of the largest bodies of fresh water in the world, containing more water than all the other Great Lakes combined — 12,100 km3.

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World Largest Freshwater Lake: 10 largest Freshwater lakes in the world
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  • Caspian Sea (371,000 km2) ...
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  • Lake Huron (59,600 km2) ...
  • Lake Michigan (58,000 km2) ...
  • Lake Tanganyika (32,600 km2)


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Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by area (31,700 mi2 /82,100 km2). It is also the coldest and deepest of the Great Lakes, with a maximum depth of 406 meters (1,332 feet). By most measures, it is the healthiest of all the Great Lakes.

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Four of the lakes straddle the boundary between Canada and the United States. Only Lake Michigan lies wholly inside the United States. Of the total Great Lakes area—nearly 95,000 square miles (245,000 square kilometers)—the United States has about 60,000 square miles (155,000 square kilometers).

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Clear Lake is one of California's oldest lakes and the largest natural lake (177 km2) existing entirely within California. It is also believed to be the oldest natural lake in North America, with continuous lake sediments dating to the early Pleistocene, yielding age estimates of 1.8–3.0 million years old.

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The largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea. Although it is often considered a sea because of its size and salinity, it is technically classified as an endorheic lake. With a surface area of around 371,000 km², the Caspian Sea far exceeds any other lake in terms of size.

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Photos: World's Five Deepest Lakes
  • Lake O'Higgins – San Martin: 2,743 Feet Deep.
  • Lake Vostok: 2,953 Feet Deep.
  • Caspian Sea: 3,363 Feet Deep.
  • Lake Tanganyika: 4,823 Feet Deep.
  • Lake Baikal: 5,387 Feet Deep.


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