What is the largest lake in the world continent?

The world's largest lake is called the Caspian Sea. This saltwater lake has a surface area of over 143,000 miles and reaches depths over 3,300 feet. In short, it dwarfs all other lakes on the planet. It's located 72 feet below sea level on the border dividing Europe and Asia, with over 4,200 miles of coastline.



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At the heart of Eurasian continent lies a natural treasure writ large: the Caspian Sea. This body of water, often referred to as a “sea,” is in fact the largest lake in the world, both in terms of surface area and historical and geographical importance.

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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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By continent
  • Africa - Lake Victoria.
  • Antarctica - Lake Vostok ( Subglacial lake)
  • Asia - Caspian Sea.
  • Australia - Lake Eyre.
  • Central America - Lake Nicaragua (second largest in Latin America, first in Central America)
  • Europe - Lake Ladoga.
  • North America - Lake Superior.
  • South America - Lake Maracaibo.


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Located in Russia in the southern region of Siberia, Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by both volume (22995 km3) and depth (1741m). Lake Baikal contains 20% of the world's fresh surface water.

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By continent
  • Africa - Lake Victoria.
  • Antarctica - Lake Vostok ( Subglacial lake)
  • Asia - Caspian Sea.
  • Australia - Lake Eyre.
  • Central America - Lake Nicaragua (second largest in Latin America, first in Central America)
  • Europe - Lake Ladoga.
  • North America - Lake Superior.
  • South America - Lake Maracaibo.


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Lake Michigan is the third largest of the Great Lakes and ranks as the fifth largest lake in the world (by surface area). Source: Lake Michigan Basin statistics map produced by Michigan Sea Grant/Michigan State University Extension (2000).

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At 1,943 feet (592 meters), Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and one of the deepest in the world. The depths were first explored thoroughly in 1886 by a party from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Located in Russia in the southern region of Siberia, Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by both volume (22995 km3) and depth (1741m). Lake Baikal contains 20% of the world's fresh surface water. Lake Baikal hides its vast waters under a relatively small surface area (31500 km2).

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Lake Victoria, located between Uganda (southeast), Tanzania (northwest) and Kenya (southwest), is the second largest freshwater lake in the world after Lake Superior in the US and the largest in Africa.

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There are lakes on every continent and in every ecosystem. A lake is a body of water that is surrounded by land. There are millions of lakes in the world. They are found on every continent and in every kind of environment—in mountains and deserts, on plains, and near seashores.

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Lake Baikal (5,315 feet [1,620 meters]) Lake Baikal, in Siberia, holds the distinction of being both the deepest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake, holding more than 20% of the unfrozen fresh water on the surface of Earth.

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The average underwater visibility of Lake Superior is about 8 metres or 27 feet, making it the cleanest and clearest of the Great Lakes.

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Lake Michigan wrecks: the oldest and the mostest Lake Michigan contains more shipwrecks than any of the other Great Lakes, as well as the oldest recorded one: the French ship Griffon, the first European vessel to sail the Lakes.

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The lake's formation began 1.2 billion years ago when two tectonic plates moving in opposite directions left a giant scar—an event now known as the Midcontinent Rift. Less than 15,000 years ago, melting glaciers filled the giant basin, and Lake Michigan came to be. The lake's maximum depth is 925 feet.

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Lake Erie. The fourth largest out of the five Great lakes, Erie is also the shallowest and the smallest in volume. In terms of surface area, Erie takes thirteenth place in the world. Niagara River is its biggest natural outflow, providing a huge amount of hydroelectric power to both the United States and Canada.

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