APPENDIX L

All measurements are approximate.
RANK	NAME	CONTINENT	COUNTRY	AREA (SQ MI)	AREA (SQ KM)
1	Caspian Sea	Asia	Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan	143,000	371,000
2	Superior	North America	Canada, U.S.A.	31,820	82,732
3	Victoria	Africa	Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya	26,828	69,484
4	Aral Sea	Asia	Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan	24,900	64,500
5	Huron	North America	Canada, U.S.A.	23,000	59,570
6	Michigan	North America	U.S.A.	22,400	58,020
7	Tanganyika	Africa	Burundi, Dem. Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia	12,700	32,020
8	Baikal	Asia	Russia	12,160	31,500
9	Great Bear	North America	Canada	12,095	31,328
10	Great Slave	North America	Canada	11,030	28,570
11	Erie	North America	Canada, U.S.A.	9,920	25,690
12	Winnipeg	North America	Canada	9,420	24,390
13	Malawi	Africa	Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania,	8,680	22,490
14	Ontario	North America	Canada, U.S.A.	7,440	19,240
15	Balkhash	Asia	Kazakhstan	7,030	18,200
16	Ladoga	Russia	Russia	7,000	18,130
17	Maracaibo	South America	Venezuela	5,020	13,010
18	Chad	Africa	Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria	4,000–10,000	10,360–25,900
19	Embalse del Río Negro	South America	Uruguay	4,000	10,360
20	Patos	South America	Brazil	3,920	10,153
21	Onega	Europe	Russia	3,750	9,720
22	Eyre	Australia	Australia	3,668	9,500
23	Volta	Africa	Ghana	3,276	8,485
24	Titicaca	South America	Bolivia, Peru	3,200	8,288
25	Nicaragua	South America	Nicaragua	3,150	8,160
26	Athabasca	North America	Canada	3,060	7,940
27	Reindeer	North America	Canada	2,570	6,650

28	Smallwood Reservoir	North America	Canada	2,500	6,460
29	Turkana (Rudolf)	Africa	Ethiopia, Kenya	2,473	6,405
30	Issyk Kul	Asia	Kyrgyzstan	2,360	6,100
31	Torrens	Australia	Australia	2,230	5,780
32	Albert	Africa	Dem. Republic of the Congo, Uganda	2,160	5,590
33	Vanern	Europe	Sweden	2,160	5,580
34	Netilling	North America	Canada	2,140	5,540
35	Winnipegosis	North America	Canada	2,070	5,370
36	Nasser	Africa	Egypt, Sudan	2,026	5,248
37	Bangweulu	Africa	Zambia	1,930	5,000
38	Chott el Djerid	Africa	Tunisia	1,930	5,000
39	Urmia	Asia	Iran	1,879	4,868
40	Nipigon	North America	Canada	1,870	4,850
41	Gairdner	Australia	Australia	1,840	4,770
42	Manitoba	North America	Canada	1,800	4,660
43	Kyoga	Africa	Uganda	1,710	4,430
44	Khanka	Asia	China, Russia	1,700	4,400
45	Saimaa	Europe	Finland	1,700	4,403
46	Mweru	Africa	Dem. Republic of the Congo	1,680	4,350
47	Great Salt	North America	U.S.A.	1,680	4,350
48	Qinghai (Koko)	Asia	China	1,625	4,209
49	Woods	North America	Canada	1,580	4,100
50	Taymyr	Asia	Russia	1,540	3,990
51	Nasser	Africa	Egypt	1,522	3,942
52	Orumiyeh	Asia	Iran	1,500	3,880
53	Dubawnt	North America	Canada	1,480	3,830
54	Van	Asia	Turkey	1,430	3,710
55	Tana	Africa	Ethiopia	1,390	3,600
56	Peipus	Europe	Estonia, Russia	1,386	3,555
57	Uvs	Asia	Mongolia	1,300	3,366