Fact File: Largest Lakes in the World

OK, don’t look – can you name the five largest lakes in the world? A quick clue, one of them is a sea.

Rank

Name

Area Sq Miles

Area Sq Km

Length

Miles

Length

Km

Greatest depth ft

Greatest depth m

1

The Caspian Sea

152,239

394,299

745

1,199

3,104

946

2

Lake Superior

31,820

82,414

383

616

1,333

406

3

Lake Victoria

26,828

69,485

200

322

270

82

4

Lake Huron

23,010

59,596

247

397

750

229

5

Lake Michigan

22,400

58,016

321

517

923

281