What state is known as the land of many lakes?

Minnesota is the land of lakes. Ever wonder just how many? Growing up in Minnesota, I felt some pride that we must be the most lakey” state in the nation because we had 10,000 lakes.



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Minnesota is known as “The Land of 10,000 Lakes” and officially there are 11,842 lakes more than 10 acres (40,000 m²) in size. The prevalence of lakes has generated many repeat names. For example, there are more than 200 Mud Lakes, 150 Long Lakes, and 120 Rice Lakes.

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Top 10 States with the Most Lakes
  • #1: Alaska Lakes (3,000,000) ...
  • #2: Wisconsin Lakes (15,000) ...
  • #3: Minnesota Lakes (11,842) ...
  • #4: Michigan Lakes (11,000) ...
  • #5: Washington Lakes (8,000) ...
  • #6: New York Lakes (7,600) ...
  • #7: Florida Lakes (7,500) ...
  • #8: Texas Lakes (6,700)


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There are several thousand lakes in Switzerland, with estimations up to 7000, although those include very small water bodies, traditionally referred to as lakes. On this list, only the 103 largest lakes, which are over 30 hectares in area, are included.

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Minnesota is popular for many reasons, but one of its more well-known features is its abundance of lakes. The state is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes but is really home to around 12,000 lakes.

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Finland is known as the land of a thousand lakes, yet there are actually more than 180,000 lakes in Finland. More than 10% of Finland's total area is covered by water.

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Finland is home to around 187,000 lakes. The country with 187,000 lakes is Finland. It is called “The Land of a Thousand Lakes”. Obviously, 187,000 is a little more than a thousand (the actual number to date is 187,888) but we get the gist of it.

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The largest island in a lake is Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Canada – 2,766 km2 (1,068 sq mi). The largest island in a lake on an island is Samosir (a peninsula that is technically surrounded by water only because a narrow canal was built across it) in Danau Toba on Sumatra – 630 km2 (240 sq mi).

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Lake Ladoga, Russian Ladozhskoye Ozero or Ladozhskoe Ozero, largest lake in Europe, located in northwestern Russia about 25 miles (40 km) east of St. Petersburg.

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Finland is called ''the land of a thousand lakes,'' but at last count there were 187,888 of them - more lakes in relation to a country's size than any other.

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There are more than 500 000 natural lakes larger than 1ha in Europe.

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