Top 10 longest lakes in the world

The blog covers the Top 10 longest lakes in the world which could be possibly be one of the general knowledge topic in geography section.  The below given are few details for each lake and the table describing the total lake area and it’s location.

order ivermectin online Caspian Sea:  Caspian sea is actually the lake and the largest landlocked lake (436,000 km) in the world , located between the continents of Europe and Asia. The Caspian Sea is surrounded by the countries Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan

Placetas Lake Superior: Lake Superiors (82,100 km) is the largest freshwater lake in the world. It is the largest , deepest and coldest lake of North America and consider to be the dangerous lake to swim in the world. Although it is located in Canada but also surrounded by the US states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Lake Victoria: Lake Victoria (68,870 km) is the largest freshwater lake in Africa. Lake Victoria is the 2nd largest freshwater lake by surface area after the Lake Superior surrounded by the countries Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya

Lake Huron: Lake Huron (59,600 km) is the 4th largest lake in the world. Lake Huron is the 3rd largest lake out of 5 Great Lakes of North America.

Lake Michigan: Lake Michigan (58,000 km) is one of North America’s five Great Lakes and the 2nd largest by volume. Lake Michigan is 280 meters deep and is surrounded within the borders of US connecting states like Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin

Lake Tanganyika : Lake Tanganyika (32,600 km) also known as ‘the great lake spreading out like a plain’ is the 2nd oldest and 2nd deepest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Tanganyika is surrounded by countries like Tanzania, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Zambia

Lak Baikal : Lake Baikal (31,500 km) in Russia is the largest lake by volume in the world. Lake Baikal is 1,632 meters deep and the oldest lake in the world. Lake Baikal is the only lake with enough oxygenated water to sustain life and contains 1,700 species of plants and animals. Lake Baikal contains a total of 27 islands.

Great Bear Lake : Great Bear Lake (31,000 km) in Canada is the 4th largest lake in North America and is the longest freshwater lake in Canada

Malawi : Lake Malawi (29,500 km) also known as Lake Nyasa is 3rd largest lake on the African continent. It is 4th largest lake on Earth by volume and 2nd deepest lake in Africa. Lake Malawi is surrounded by countries like Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique

Great Slave Lake : Great Slave Lake is 2nd largest lake in Canada after the Great Bear Lake. Great Slave Lake is 600m deep and is the deepest lake in North America.