This is a list of the top three to five major lakes per region, with links to more detailed region lists of lakes. A "major" lake is defined as that which is the largest by area, depth, volume, or cultural and/or environmental significance.

Africa

Great Lakes of Africa

Lake Albert (Mobuto-Sese-Seko)
Lake Chad
Lake Edward
Lake Fianga
Lake Kariba
Lake Kivu
Lake Tana
Lake Mweru
Lake Nasser (Lake Nubia in Sudan)
Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi)
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf or Rudolph)
Lake Victoria shared between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Lists by country

Algeria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Algeria.

Angola

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Angola.

Benin

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Benin.

Botswana

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Botswana.

Burkina Faso

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Burkina Faso.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Cameroon

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cameroon.

Cape Verde

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cape Verde.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Central African Republic

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Central African Republic.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Chad

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Chad.

Comoros

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Comoros.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Republic of the Congo

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Republic of the Congo.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Djibouti

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Djibouti.

Egypt

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Egypt.

Equatorial Guinea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Equatorial Guinea.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Eritrea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Eritrea.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Eswatini

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Eswatini.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Ethiopia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ethiopia.

Gabon

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Gabon.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

The Gambia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of The Gambia.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Ghana

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ghana.

Guinea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guinea.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Guinea-Bissau

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guinea-Bissau.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Ivory Coast

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ivory Coast.

Kenya

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kenya.

Lesotho

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Lesotho.

Liberia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Liberia.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Libya

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Libya.

Madagascar

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Madagascar.

Malawi

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Malawi.

Mali

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mali.

Mauritania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mauritania.

Mauritius

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mauritius.

Morocco

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Morocco.

Mozambique

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mozambique.

Namibia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Namibia.

Niger

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Niger.

Nigeria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nigeria.

Rwanda

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Rwanda.

São Tomé and Príncipe

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of São Tomé and Príncipe.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Senegal

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Senegal.

Seychelles

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Seychelles.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Sierra Leone

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sierra Leone.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Somalia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Somalia.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

South Africa

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of South Africa.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

South Sudan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of South Sudan.

Sudan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sudan.

Tanzania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tanzania.

Togo

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Togo.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Tunisia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tunisia.

Uganda

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Uganda.

Zambia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Zambia.

Zimbabwe

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Zimbabwe.

Antarctica

There are hundreds of lakes deep below the ice of Antarctica.^[1]

For a more comprehensive list, see Antarctic lakes.

Asia

International lakes of Asia

Pangong Tso

Lake Baikal – Lake Baikal is located in Siberia in southeastern Russia, just north of Mongolia. Considered the oldest surviving freshwater lake on the planet, it is also the deepest body of water in Asia at 5,315 feet (1,620 m), and the largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 20% of the planet's fresh water. An elongated lake, it has a maximum width of 60 miles (97 km) with an approximate length of 389 miles (626 km), and is fed by more than 300 rivers and streams.^[2]
Caspian Sea – Situated between Asia and Europe and fed by the Volga and Ural Rivers in the north, the Caspian Sea is nevertheless somewhat salty in its central and south portions. The surface area measures 371,000 square kilometres (143,000 sq mi), with a maximum depth of 1,025 metres (3,363 ft).^[2]

Aral Sea – Also in far-western Asia, just east of the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea straddles the boundary between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The Aral Sea is shrinking due to evaporation and diversion for irrigation (among other factors) and what remains (only 10% of its former size)^[3] is now almost totally polluted by fertilizer runoff, Soviet weapon testing residue and industrial projects,^[2] leading to it being called "one of the planet's worst environmental disasters".^[4]
- North Aral Sea
- South Aral Sea

Dead Sea – Located on the border of Israel and Jordan.

Lake Khanka

Lists by country

Afghanistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Afghanistan.

Armenia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Armenia.

Azerbaijan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Azerbaijan.

Bahrain

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bahrain.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Bangladesh

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bangladesh.

Bhutan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bhutan.

Brunei

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Brunei.

Cambodia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cambodia.

China

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of China.

Cyprus

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cyprus.

East Timor

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of East Timor.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Georgia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Georgia (country).

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

India

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of India.

Indonesia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Indonesia.

Iran

Iraq

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Iraq.

Israel

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Israel.

Japan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Japan.

Jordan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Jordan.

Dead Sea

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Kazakhstan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kazakhstan.

North Korea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of North Korea.

South Korea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of South Korea.

Kuwait

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kuwait.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Kyrgyzstan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kyrgyzstan.

Laos

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Laos.

Lebanon

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Lebanon.

Malaysia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Malaysia.

Maldives

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Maldives.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Mongolia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mongolia.

Myanmar

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Myanmar.

Nepal

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nepal.

Oman

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Oman.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Pakistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Pakistan.

Philippines

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Philippines.

Qatar

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Russia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Russia.

Saudi Arabia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saudi Arabia.

Al-Asfar Lake
Sabkhat Matti
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Singapore

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Singapore.

Sri Lanka

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sri Lanka.

Syria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Syria.

Tajikistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tajikistan.

Thailand

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Thailand.

Turkey

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Turkey.

Turkmenistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Turkmenistan.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

United Arab Emirates - UAE

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the United Arab Emirates.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Uzbekistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Uzbekistan.

Vietnam

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Vietnam.

Yemen

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Yemen.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Palestine

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the State of Palestine.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Taiwan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Taiwan.

Europe

International lakes of Europe

Lake Constance (Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Bodensee)
Dojran Lake (North Macedonia and Greece)
Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland; Lac Léman)
Lake Lugano (Switzerland, Italy)
Lake Maggiore (Switzerland, Italy; Lago Maggiore)
Lake Neusiedl (Neusiedler See)/Fertő (Austria, Hungary)
Lake Ohrid (North Macedonia, Albania; Liqeni i Ohrit)
Lake Peipsi-Pihkva (Estonia, Russia)
Lake Great Prespa (Albania, North Macedonia, Greece)
Lake Small Prespa (Albania, Greece)
Lake Skadar (Montenegro, Albania; Liqeni i Shkodrës)
Lake Vištytis (Lithuania, Russia)
Lago di Lei (an artificial lake created by a dam; the waters are mostly in Italy but the dam is in Switzerland).

Lists by country

Republic of Albania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Albania.

Andorra

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Andorra.

Armenia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Armenia.

Austria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Austria.

Azerbaijan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Azerbaijan.

Belarus

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Belarus.

Belgium

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Belgium.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Bulgaria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bulgaria.

Croatia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Croatia.

Cyprus

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cyprus.

Czech Republic

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Czech Republic.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Denmark

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Denmark.

Estonia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Estonia.

Finland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Finland.

France

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of France.

Georgia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Georgia (country).

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Germany

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Germany.

Greece

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Greece.

Hungary

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Hungary.

Iceland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Iceland.

Ireland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Republic of Ireland.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Italy

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Italy.

Kazakhstan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kazakhstan.

Latvia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Latvia.

Liechtenstein

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Liechtenstein.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Lithuania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Lithuania.

Luxembourg

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Luxembourg.

Malta

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Malta.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Moldova

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Moldova.

Monaco

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Monaco.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Montenegro

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Montenegro.

Netherlands

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Netherlands.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

North Macedonia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of North Macedonia.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Norway

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Norway.

Poland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Poland.

Portugal

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Portugal.

Romania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Romania.

Russia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Russia.

San Marino

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of San Marino.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Serbia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Serbia.

Slovakia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Slovakia.

Slovenia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Slovenia.

Spain

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Spain.

Sweden

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sweden.

Switzerland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Switzerland.

Turkey

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Turkey.

Ukraine

For a more comprehensive list, see List of largest lakes of Ukraine.

United Kingdom

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the United Kingdom.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

North and Central America

International lakes of North America

Listed in order of occurrence from easternmost border terminus to the westernmost

Woodland Flowage
Grand Falls Flowage
Spednic Lake (part of the Chiputneticook Lakes)
East Grand Lake (part of the Chiputneticook Lakes)
North Lake, partly in North Lake Parish, New Brunswick
Glazier Lake
Beau Lake
Lac de l'Est
Little St. John Lake (Petit lac Saint-Jean)
Lac Wallace
Line Pond (Etang Duck)
Lake Memphremagog a 40-mile-long (64 km) glacial lake that extends from Vermont into Canada
Lake Champlain in Quebec in Canada and New York and Vermont in the United States (US)
Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada; and New York in the US
Lake Erie in Ontario in Canada and Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania in the US
Lake St Clair in Ontario, Canada; and Michigan in the US
Lake Huron in Ontario in Canada and Michigan in the US
Munuscong Lake
Lake George
Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada; and Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in the US
South Fowl Lake
North Fowl Lake
Moose Lake, entry point into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Mountain Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)
Rose Lake (Pigeon River)
South Lake
North Lake
Gunflint Lake
Magnetic Lake
Clove Lake
Granite Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
Granite Bay
Gneiss Lake
Maraboeuf Lake
Saganaga Lake
Swamp Lake
Ottertrack Lake
Knife Lake
Carp Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
Birch Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
Sucker Lake
Basswood Lake
Wednesday Bay
Thursday Bay
Crooked Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
Sunday Bay
Bottle Lake
Lac la Croix
Loon Lake
Little Vermillion Lake
Sand Point Lake
Rainy Lake
Lake of the Woods in Minnesota, US; Manitoba and Ontario in Canada
Wilfred's Lake
Susie Lake
Osthus Lake
South Messier Lake
Hartley Lake
Boundary Lake in North Dakota, US; Manitoba, Canada
Cavalier Lake
Ross Lake in North Dakota, US, and Manitoba, Canada
Lake Metigoshe
Bone Lake
Line Lake
Brush Lake in North Dakota, US, and Saskatchewan, Canada
Salt Lake in northeastern Montana, US; known as Alkali Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada
Upper Waterton Lake in Alberta, Canada; and Montana, US
Cameron Lake in Alberta, Canada; and Montana, US
Frozen Lake
Lake Koocanusa
Alden Lake
Osoyoos Lake
Ross Lake in Washington, US, and British Columbia, Canada

Lists by country

Antigua and Barbuda

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Antigua and Barbuda.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Bahamas

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Bahamas.

Barbados

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Barbados.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Belize

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Belize.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Canada

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Canada.

Costa Rica

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Costa Rica.

Cuba

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cuba.

Dominica

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Dominica.

Dominican Republic

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Dominican Republic.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

El Salvador

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of El Salvador.

Grenada

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Grenada.

Guatemala

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guatemala.

Haiti

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Haiti.

Honduras

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Honduras.

Jamaica

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Jamaica.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Mexico

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mexico.

Nicaragua

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nicaragua.

Panama

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Panama.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Saint Lucia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saint Lucia.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Trinidad and Tobago

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Trinidad and Tobago.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

United States of America - USA

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the United States.

Oceania

Lists by country

Australia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Australia.

Federated States of Micronesia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Federated States of Micronesia.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Fiji

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Fiji.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Kiribati

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kiribati.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Marshall Islands

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Marshall Islands.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Nauru

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nauru.

New Zealand

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of New Zealand.

Palau

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Palau.

Papua New Guinea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Papua New Guinea.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Samoa

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Samoa.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Solomon Islands

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Solomon Islands.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Tonga

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tonga.

Tuvalu

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tuvalu.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

Vanuatu

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Vanuatu.

Wallis and Futuna

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Wallis and Futuna.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2021)

South America

International lakes of South America

Lake Titicaca (in Peru and Bolivia)
General Carrera Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
O'Higgins/San Martín Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
Cochrane/Pueyrredón Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
Cami/Fagnano Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
Palena/General Vintter Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
Lake Viedma (undefined border near the Southern Patagonian Ice Field between Chile and Argentina)

Lists by country

Argentina

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Argentina.

Bolivia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bolivia.

Brazil

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Brazil.

Chile

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Chile.

Colombia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Colombia.

Ecuador

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ecuador.

Guyana

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guyana.

Paraguay

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Paraguay.

Peru

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Peru.

Suriname

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Suriname.

Brokopondo Reservoir

Uruguay

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Uruguay.

Venezuela

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Venezuela.

Former lakes

Extraterrestrial lakes

Titan

For a more comprehensive list, see Lakes of Titan.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lakes.

^ See map in Aldhous, Peter (August 23, 2014). "First samples of Antarctic lake reveal thriving life". New Scientist: 12. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(14)61609-2. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lakes of Asia, Landforms of Asia – Worldatlas.com". WorldAtlas. Reunion Technology Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ Micklin, Philip; Aladin, Nikolay V. (April 2008). "Reclaiming the Aral Sea". Scientific American. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
^ "Aral Sea 'one of the planet's worst environmental disasters'". The Daily Telegraph. London. April 5, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
^ "The Highest Lake in the World". highestlake.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

This article includes a geography-related list of lists.

v t e List of lakes of Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

v t e List of lakes of Asia
Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan
Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau
Category Asia portal

v t e List of lakes of Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard

v t e List of lakes of North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

v t e List of lakes of Oceania
Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue
Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

v t e List of lakes of South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands