Where is the biggest lake located in Canada?

Lake Superior is the largest lake in Canada, and the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. As the largest of the Great Lakes in North America, Lake Superior certainly earns its name. A big section of this large lake is located within Canada.



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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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Great Bear Lake is located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It measures 31,328 km2 and is the largest lake entirely inside any country's borders. It is also the fourth-largest lake in North America and the eighth-largest in the world.

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Part of the Mackenzie River System, Great Slave Lake's waters are incredibly clear and deep, boasting over 600 m depth, making it not only the country's deepest, but the second-deepest lake in the globe. It is fed by several magnificent rivers, and the Slave River is the main source.

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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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Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater reserve.

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1. Lake Mead, Nevada. Named after Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Elwood Mead, Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States, stretching 112 miles long with a total capacity of 28,255,000 acre-feet, a shoreline of 759 miles, and a maximum depth of 532 feet.

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

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Finally, the country with the most lakes in the world is Canada, consisting of 879,800 lakes – more lakes than the other countries combined! Canada contains about 62% of the world's 1.42 million lakes. Unsurprisingly, Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia.

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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 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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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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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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