Which country has more lakes Canada or Finland?

According to various sources, Finland has about 180,000 lakes but they appear to count a 'lake' as being anything over 500 square metres; Canada does not. Canada has over 31,000 lakes that are over three square KILOMETRES, and countless 'ponds' and other small bodies of water.



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Finland boasts a staggering 188,000 lakes. It is also a water-rich country in terms of water per person. “We have much more available water per capita compared to most countries in central and southern Europe,” Rekolainen states.

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1) Canada – 879,800 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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Most Canadian lakes are of glacial origin. Movements of the Earth's crust, ie, folding and faulting, can create basins later filled by lakes. Lake Superior has been formed by glacial and tectonic processes.

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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.

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Alaska alone houses 3,197 named lakes and three million unnamed lakes spanning more than five acres. However, it is important to note that although Alaska contains more lakes, Canada has more water surface area.

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The great number of lakes in southern Sweden could according to Alfred Gabriel Nathorst be indebted to the creation of basins due to the stripping of an irregular mantle of weathered rock by glacier erosion.

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Considering that the majority of the world's lakes are in Canada and Alaska, it is not surprising that North America contains the most lakes out of any continent.

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However, it's Canada's lakes that are perhaps the most intriguing -- and their sheer number is mindblowing. Out of all the natural lakes in the world larger than 10 hectares, more than 60% are situated in Canada, according to a study from McGill University.

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#6: New York Lakes (7,600) New York has over 7,600 freshwater lakes, including the Finger Lakes, a group of 11 long, narrow lakes that were carved by glaciers. The state's many lakes provide opportunities for fishing, boating, and water sports, and the Finger Lakes region is home to numerous wineries and vineyards.

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Lakes abound in North America. Most of them are products of glaciation, which has had a vast effect on the continental drainage pattern—notably by widening the passes through the northern Appalachians and the Cordilleras and by forming big lakes in ice-deepened basins.

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Glacial-fed alpine lakes in the Rocky Mountains are among the clearest in the world. Fine rock dust, produced by massive glaciers rubbing against bedrock, stays suspended in the water, reflecting light and creating the turquoise colours that Moraine Lake and Lake Louise are known for.

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