There are, however, at least 55,000 lakes that are at least 200 metres wide. If lake is defined to be a body of standing water larger than 500 square metres, then there are 187,888 lakes in Finland.
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Lakes dominate the landscape of Northern Europe: 65,000 lakes in Norway, 95,700 lakes in Sweden and 187,888 lakes in Finland (1). Finland's water area is vast: 187,888 lakes and ponds of more than five hundred square metres, as well as a total of 25,000 kilometres of rivers.
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.
Switzerland has 7,000 lakesThere are thousands of beautiful lakes to explore in Switzerland. Lake Geneva is the largest with an area of 580 km2, although 40.47% of the lake is within French territory where it's known as Lac Léman.
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.
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.
Blue Lake, New Zealand. The Blue Lake is the clearest lake in the world. New Zealand is well-known for its natural beauty, with mountainous terrains surrounding crystal clear lakes whenever you hop out of the city.
Land of No LakesSaudi Arabia, the world's largest country without a lake or river, is known as the “land of no rivers.” For a country so large, this may be surprising.
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.
Annecy. Regarded as the clearest lake in Europe, Annecy is home to a picturesque town of the same name – sometimes also known as Venice of the Alps due to its numerous water canals.
Bangladesh has the highest number of rivers (about 700) and is known as the 'land of rivers'. Some major Rivers of Bangladesh are: Brahmaputra, Ganges, Suma, Atrai, Raidak, Mahananda, Teesta, Karnaphuli, Meghna and Bangshi among others.
Most of Finland's 60,000 lakes, comprising 10% of the total area, lie in the southern half of the country and provide important waterways and log floating routes.