Great Lakes Of The World
24 entries in the Great Lakes Of The World compendium.
Great Salt LakeLargest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, remnant of Lake Bonneville.Great Slave LakeDeepest lake in North America, tenth-largest by area.Lake AthabascaA vast, deep lake straddling Alberta and Saskatchewan, rich in history and home to the world's largest…Lake BalatonCentral Europe's largest lake, a major tourist destination.Lake BiwaJapan's largest and one of the world's oldest freshwater lakes.Lake ChamplainLarge freshwater lake between New York, Vermont, and Quebec.Lake ChapalaMexico's largest natural freshwater lake, a vital but threatened ecosystem.Lake EdwardAfrican Great Lake on the DRC-Uganda border.Lake GenevaLarge Alpine lake shared by Switzerland and France.Lake KhankaAncient border lake rich in fish, birds, and historical cartography.Lake KivuAfrican Great Lake with dangerous dissolved methane and carbon dioxide.Lake LanaoAncient lake in Mindanao, Philippines, with endemic fish and hydroelectric dams.Lake MackayLargest salt lake in Western Australia.Lake ManitobaLarge Manitoba lake with a legendary monster.Lake MeadHistoric US reservoir, formed by Hoover Dam on the Colorado River.Lake NasserA large man-made reservoir in Egypt and Sudan.Lake OkeechobeeLargest freshwater lake in Florida, shallow and historically significant.Lake PeipusLargest trans-boundary lake in Europe, site of the 1242 Battle on the Ice.Lake PontchartrainEstuary in southeastern Louisiana, named in 1699.Lake SevanLargest lake in Armenia, vital for irrigation, power, and culture.Lake SimcoeFifth-largest lake wholly within Ontario, Canada.Lake TaiThird-largest freshwater lake in China, rich in culture and ecology.Lake TaymyrLarge Arctic lake with irregular shape and cold-water fish.Lake of the WoodsLarge transboundary lake with many islands and complex governance.
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