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A lake (from Latin lacus) is a terrain feature (or physical feature) that is an considerable inland body of water, not part of the ocean, that is larger and deeper than a pond, and may or may not be moving slowly, and is localized to the bottom of basin (another type of landform or terrain feature) and is fed by a river.>> It is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume (23,000 km³), and the second longest (about 630 km from tip to tip).
Largest by continentThe largest lakes (surface area) by continent are:
Note: Lake Maracaibo is considered by far the largest lake in South America.
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A lake (from Latin lacus) is a terrain feature (or physical feature) that is an considerable inland body of water, not part of the ocean, that is larger and deeper than a pond, and may or may not be moving slowly, and is localized to the bottom of basin (another type of landform or terrain feature) and is fed by a river.>> It is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume (23,000 km³), and the second longest (about 630 km from tip to tip).
- The longest freshwater lake is Lake Tanganyika, with a length of about 660 km (measured along the lake's center line).
It is also the second deepest in the world (1,470 m) after lake Baikal. - The world's oldest lake is Lake Baikal, followed by Lake Tanganyika.
- The world's highest lake is an unnamed pool on Ojos del Salado at . The Lhagba Pool in Tibet at comes second.
- The world's highest commercially navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia at . It is also the largest freshwater (and second largest overall) lake in South America.
- The world's lowest lake is the Dead Sea, bordering Israel, Jordan at 418 m (1,371 ft) below sea level. It is also one of the lakes with highest salt concentration.
- Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by surface area (82,414 km²). It is also the third largest by water volume. However, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan form a single hydrological system with surface area 117,350 km², sometimes designated Lake Michigan-Huron. All these are part of the Great Lakes of North America.
- Lake Huron has the longest lake coastline in the world: about 2980 km, excluding the coastline of its many inner islands.
- The largest island in a freshwater lake is Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, with a surface area of 2,766 km². Lake Manitou, located on Manitoulin Island, is the largest lake on an island in a freshwater lake.
- The largest lake located on an island is Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island.
- The largest lake in the world that drains naturally in two directions is Wollaston Lake.
- Lake Toba on the island of Sumatra is located in what is probably the largest resurgent caldera on Earth.
- The largest lake located completely within the boundaries of a single city is Lake Wanapitei in the city of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Before the current city boundaries came into effect in 2001, this status was held by Lake Ramsey, also in Sudbury. - Lake Enriquillo in Dominican Republic is the only saltwater lake in the world inhabited by crocodiles.
- Lake of the Ozarks is one of the United States largest man made lakes, created by the Bagnell Dam
Largest by continentThe largest lakes (surface area) by continent are:
Note: Lake Maracaibo is considered by far the largest lake in South America. It, however, lies at sea level with a relatively wide opening to sea, so it is better described as a bay.
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