Principal Lakes of the World
| Europe | Africa | ||
| Ladoga | 6960 sq m | Victoria | 26350 sq m |
| Onega | 3290 | Tanganyika | 13550 |
| Wener | 2410 | Tsad | 10430 |
| Peipus | 1355 | Nyasa | 10230 |
| Wetter | 760 | Rudolf | 3960 |
| Geneva | 224 | Albert | 1740 |
| Constance | 208 | Edward | 1505 |
| Neagh | 152 | ||
| Lomond | 27 | America | |
| Windermere | 6 | Superior | 31200 |
| Huron | 23800 | ||
| Asia | Michigan | 22450 | |
| Caspian Sea | 165520 | Great Bear | 11200 |
| Aral | 26165 | Great Slave | 10000 |
| Baikal | 13490 | Erie | 9950 |
| Balkash | 7960 | Winnipeg | 9270 |
| Issik-kul | 2000 | Ontario | 7240 |
| Urmia | 1480 | Nicaragua | 4440 |
| Koko-nor | 1460 | Titicaca | 3220 |
| Van | 1420 | Great Salt Lake | 2360 |
| Dead Sea | 353 | ||
| Australia | |||
| Eyre | 3670 | ||
| Gairdner | 3100 | ||
| Torrens | 2320 | ||
| Taupo (New Zealand) | 238 | ||
| Te Anau (New Zealand) | 132 | ||