TOML

Major World Lakes - TOML

A ranked list of the world's major lakes by surface area. It covers the world's largest lakes including the Caspian Sea, the Great Lakes, and the African Great Lakes, which represent important lakes from various regions. Includes information on each lake's area, location, type (freshwater/brackish), and characteristics.

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[[items]]
code = "01"
slug = "caspian-sea"
name = "Caspian Sea"
description = "The world's largest lake (brackish water). Its area of approximately 371,000 km² is roughly the size of Japan."
areaKm2 = 371000
continent = "Asia/Europe"
countries = "[\"Russia\",\"Kazakhstan\",\"Turkmenistan\",\"Iran\",\"Azerbaijan\"]"
maxDepthM = 1030
type = "Brackish water"

[[items]]
code = "02"
slug = "lake-superior"
name = "Lake Superior"
description = "The world's largest freshwater lake by surface area. One of the North American Great Lakes, located on the border between the USA and Canada."
areaKm2 = 82100
continent = "North America"
countries = "[\"United States\",\"Canada\"]"
maxDepthM = 406
type = "Freshwater"

[[items]]
code = "03"
slug = "lake-victoria"
name = "Lake Victoria"
description = "Africa's largest lake and the world's largest tropical lake. It spans three countries: Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya."
areaKm2 = 68870
continent = "Africa"
countries = "[\"Tanzania\",\"Uganda\",\"Kenya\"]"
maxDepthM = 81
type = "Freshwater"

[[items]]
code = "04"
slug = "lake-huron"
name = "Lake Huron"
description = "One of the North American Great Lakes, and the second largest of the Great Lakes. Located on the border between the USA and Canada."
areaKm2 = 59600
continent = "North America"
countries = "[\"United States\",\"Canada\"]"
maxDepthM = 229
type = "Freshwater"

[[items]]
code = "05"
slug = "lake-michigan"
name = "Lake Michigan"
description = "One of the North American Great Lakes, and the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States."
areaKm2 = 58000
continent = "North America"
countries = "[\"United States\"]"
maxDepthM = 281
type = "Freshwater"

[[items]]
code = "06"
slug = "lake-tanganyika"
name = "Lake Tanganyika"
description = "The world's second deepest lake and one of the African Great Lakes. It spans four countries."
areaKm2 = 32600
continent = "Africa"
countries = "[\"Tanzania\",\"Democratic Republic of Congo\",\"Burundi\",\"Zambia\"]"
maxDepthM = 1470
type = "Freshwater"

[[items]]
code = "07"
slug = "lake-baikal"
name = "Lake Baikal"
description = "The world's deepest and oldest lake, containing about 20% of the world's unfrozen fresh surface water. Located in Siberia, Russia."
areaKm2 = 31500
continent = "Asia"
countries = "[\"Russia\"]"
maxDepthM = 1642
type = "Freshwater"

[[items]]
code = "08"
slug = "great-bear-lake"
name = "Great Bear Lake"
description = "Canada's largest lake and the fourth largest in North America. Located in the Arctic region, it lies entirely within Canada."
areaKm2 = 31000
continent = "North America"
countries = "[\"Canada\"]"
maxDepthM = 446
type = "Freshwater"

[[items]]
code = "09"
slug = "lake-malawi"
name = "Lake Malawi"
description = "One of the African Great Lakes and the world's ninth largest lake. Also known as Lake Nyasa."
areaKm2 = 29500
continent = "Africa"
countries = "[\"Malawi\",\"Mozambique\",\"Tanzania\"]"
maxDepthM = 706
type = "Freshwater"

[[items]]
code = "10"
slug = "great-slave-lake"
name = "Great Slave Lake"
description = "Canada's second largest and North America's fifth largest lake. Also the deepest lake in Canada."
areaKm2 = 27000
continent = "North America"
countries = "[\"Canada\"]"
maxDepthM = 614
type = "Freshwater"