The Caspian Sea is the world's largest enclosed inland body of water (often called a lake).
Lake Baikal in Russia is the world's deepest freshwater lake.
The Great Lakes of North America are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.
Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area.
The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordered by Jordan and the West Bank and is famous for its high salinity.
The Aral Sea dramatically shrank in the late 20th century due to river diversion for irrigation.
Lake Titicaca sits high in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia.
Lake Tanganyika is one of Africa's Great Lakes and among the world's deepest lakes.
The Great Salt Lake is a large saline lake in the U.S. state of Utah.
Lake Chad is a shallow lake in the Sahel region of Africa whose size varies widely over time.
Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes and the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world.
The Great Lakes contain about 20% of the world's surface freshwater.
Lake Malawi (also called Lake Nyasa) is one of Africa's Great Lakes and known for its biodiversity.
Crater Lake in Oregon, USA, is a caldera lake formed in a volcanic crater.
Glacial lakes form when glaciers carve out basins that later fill with water.
Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) is a large lake on the border between Switzerland and France.
The Salton Sea in California is a saline lake that formed accidentally from irrigation runoff.
Many lakes are temporary, forming during wet seasons and drying up during dry periods.