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SCIENCE / GEOGRAPHY
List: Top Ten Largest Lakes in the World
Date: 2005
Source: http://www.worldlakes.org/
Base: All lakes in the world
Notes: As defined by www.worldlakes.org, linked above, which has loads of stats, photos and other interesting information about almost every lake in the world.
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Lake
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Location
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Size
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Caspian Sea
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Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan
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78,200 km3
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Baikal (Ozero Baykal)
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Russian Federation
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23,600 km3
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Tanganyika
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Burundi, Congo (Democratic Republic), Tanzania, Zambia
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19,000 km3
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Superior
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Canada, United States of America
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12,100 km3
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Malawi (Nyasa, Niassa)
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Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania
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7,775 km3
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Michigan
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United States of America
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4,920 km3
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Huron
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Canada, United States of America
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3,540 km3
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Victoria
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Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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2,760 km3
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Great Bear Lake
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Canada
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2,292 km3
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Great Slave
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Canada
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2,088 km3
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