What is the world’s largest lake?
A lake any body of water surrounded by land and very large lakes are sometimes called seas. The world’s largest lake is the salty Caspian Sea at 143,200 square miles (370,886 km2). The Caspian Sea is surrounded by Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan.
The world’s second largest lake, and the world’s largest freshwater lake is North America’s Lake Superior at 31,700 mi2 (82,103 km2).
Taken from: Largest Lakes in the World by Volume
- Angel Falls - Venezuela
At nearly 2700 feet, Angel Falls is the world’s tallest and, located in the midst of the Venezuela’s wild Gran Sabana region, perhaps the most remote.
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- What is the world’s largest island?
At 840,000 square miles (2,175,590 km2), Greenland is the world’s largest island.
Although Australia also meets the definition of an island (a piece of land surrounded by water), it is large enough to be considered its own continent.
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