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Which lake is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area?
Answer
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area at approximately 31,700 square miles, shared between the United States and Canada. One of the five Great Lakes of North America, Lake Superior formed during the last ice age and contains an estimated 10 percent of the world's fresh surface water. The lake's cold, deep waters and massive size have made it both a crucial transportation and commerce route historically and a sensitive freshwater ecosystem requiring careful management.
💡 Did you know?
Lake Superior is so large it could hold all the water of the other Great Lakes combined, plus three additional Lake Michigans.
Other options people guess
- Lake Baikal
- Lake Victoria
- Lake Tanganyika
Topics
- lakes
- north-america
- freshwater
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