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    1. The document lists the 10 largest lakes in the world by surface area and volume. 2. The largest lake by surface area is the Caspian Sea, and the largest by volume is also the Caspian Sea. 3. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are historically considered separate lakes but are actually one hydrologic system and should be viewed as a single lake.

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    1. The document lists the 10 largest lakes in the world by surface area and volume. 2. The largest lake by surface area is the Caspian Sea, and the largest by volume is also the Caspian Sea. 3. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are historically considered separate lakes but are actually one hydrologic system and should be viewed as a single lake.

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    The 10 Largest Lakes by Surface Area

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    1. The document lists the 10 largest lakes in the world by surface area and volume. 2. The largest lake by surface area is the Caspian Sea, and the largest by volume is also the Caspian Sea. 3. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are historically considered separate lakes but are actually one hydrologic system and should be viewed as a single lake.

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    The 10 Largest Lakes by Surface Area

    Even though it is historically accepted that Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are two lakes, this is incorrect. These two lakes are really only one hydrologic system and are, therefore, one lake. If Lake Michigan-Huron is considered one If Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are lake considered two lakes 1 Caspian Sea 436,000 km 1 Caspian Sea 436,000 km 2 Lake Michigan-Huron 117,400 km 2 Lake Superior 82,100 km 3 Lake Superior 82,100 km 3 Lake Victoria 68,800 km 4 Lake Victoria 68,800 km 4 Lake Huron 59,600 km 5 Lake Tanganyika 32,900 km 5 Lake Michigan 57,800 km 6 Lake Baikal 31,500 km 6 Lake Tanganyika 32,900 km 7 Great Bear Lake 31,200 km 7 Lake Baikal 31,500 km 8 Lake Malawi 29,600 km 8 Great Bear Lake 31,200 km 9 Great Slave Lake 28,400 km 9 Lake Malawi 29,600 km 10 Lake Erie 25,700 km 10 Great Slave Lake 28,400 km 11 Lake Winnipeg 24,500 km 11 Lake Erie 25,700 km 12 Lake Ontario 19,000 km 12 Lake Winnipeg 24,200 km

    The 10 Largest Lakes by Volume


    Even though it is historically accepted that Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are two lakes, this is incorrect. These two lakes are really only one hydrologic system and are, therefore, one lake. If Lake Michigan-Huron is considered one If Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are lake considered two lakes 1 Caspian Sea 78,200 km 1 Caspian Sea 78,200 km 2 Lake Baikal 23,000 km 2 Lake Baikal 23,000 km 3 Lake Tanganyika 18,900 km 3 Lake Tanganyika 18,900 km 4 Lake Superior 12,100 km 4 Lake Superior 12,100 km 5 Lake Michigan-Huron 8,450 km 5 Lake Malawi 8,400 km 6 Lake Malawi 8,400 km 6 Lake Michigan 4,918 km 7 Lake Victoria 2,750 km 7 Lake Huron 3,540 km 8 Great Bear Lake 2,240 km 8 Lake Victoria 2,750 km 9 Great Slave Lake 2,090 km 9 Great Bear Lake 2,240 km 10 Issyk Kul 1,740 km 10 Great Slave Lake 2,090 km

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