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The following is a list of the 100 largest lakes of the United States by normal surface area. The top twenty lakes in size are as listed by the National Atlas of the United States, a publication of the United States Department of the Interior.
27 paź 2021 · The largest lake in all of North America is Lake superior. It is one of the five Great Lakes which sit along the border between the United States and Canada. Lake Superior in particular touches the province of Ontario, as well as the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the upper peninsula of Michigan.
The Caspian Sea is conventionally considered the world's largest lake, but it is centered on an oceanic basin (a fragment of the ancient Tethys Ocean) rather than lying entirely over continental crust as all other lakes do.
8 sie 2023 · North America holds the highest number of lakes globally (most of them are freshwater lakes), and several have pretty impressive volume and surface area. Although many of these lakes are worth noting, this article will list the 14 biggest lakes in North America and their fascinating facts.
2 paź 2024 · Lake Superior, most northwesterly and largest of the Great Lakes of North America and one of the world’s largest bodies of fresh water. It is 350 miles (563 km) long (east to west), and its greatest width is 160 miles (258 km) from north to south. It has a maximum depth of 1,332 feet (406 meters).
The Great Lakes (French: Grands Lacs), also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes spanning the Canada–United States border. The five lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.
6 dni temu · Yellowstone Lake, large natural lake in Yellowstone National Park, northwestern Wyoming, U.S. It lies at 7,730 feet (2,356 metres) above sea level and is the largest body of water in North America, and the second largest in the world, at so high an elevation.
