What are the two largest freshwater lakes?

Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest freshwater lake in the world, after Lake Superior in North America. It is located in East Africa and shares its shores between three countries: Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.



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Lake Superior is, without a doubt (and as its name says), the largest lake in North America and the biggest touching Canada's borders. Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes in surface size, comprising 31,700 square miles (82,103 square kilometers).

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With 23,615.39 km3 (5,670 cu mi) of water, Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 22–23% of the world's fresh surface water, more than all of the North American Great Lakes combined.

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Located in North America on the border between the United States and Canada, Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area (82100 km2). The volume of Lake Superior surpasses that of all the other Great Lakes combined.

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Lake Bernard is the largest freshwater lake in the world without an island.

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Size and Depth of Lake Nipigon: Lake Nipigon is the largest lake entirely within the province of Ontario. It covers an area of approximately 1,872 square miles (4,848 square kilometers).

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The Great Slave Lake with a depth of 2,015 feet is the deepest lake in Canada, located in the east-central Fort Smith region, Northwest Territories, near the Alberta border.

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Update: 15 most picturesque lakes in Canada
  • Moraine Lake, Alberta. ...
  • Lake Ontario, Ontario. ...
  • Lake Louise, Alberta. ...
  • Peyto Lake, Alberta. ...
  • Maligne Lake, Alberta. ...
  • Emerald Lake, British Columbia. ...
  • Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia. ...
  • Abraham Lake, Alberta.


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1. Peyto Lake. Starting our list of the clearest lakes in Canada is Peyto Lake.

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