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Major World Lakes - YAML

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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- 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
  maxDepthM: 1030
  type: "Brackish water"
  countries:
    - "Russia"
    - "Kazakhstan"
    - "Turkmenistan"
    - "Iran"
    - "Azerbaijan"
  continent: "Asia/Europe"
- 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
  maxDepthM: 406
  type: "Freshwater"
  countries:
    - "United States"
    - "Canada"
  continent: "North America"
- 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
  maxDepthM: 81
  type: "Freshwater"
  countries:
    - "Tanzania"
    - "Uganda"
    - "Kenya"
  continent: "Africa"
- 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
  maxDepthM: 229
  type: "Freshwater"
  countries:
    - "United States"
    - "Canada"
  continent: "North America"
- 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
  maxDepthM: 281
  type: "Freshwater"
  countries:
    - "United States"
  continent: "North America"
- 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
  maxDepthM: 1470
  type: "Freshwater"
  countries:
    - "Tanzania"
    - "Democratic Republic of Congo"
    - "Burundi"
    - "Zambia"
  continent: "Africa"
- 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
  maxDepthM: 1642
  type: "Freshwater"
  countries:
    - "Russia"
  continent: "Asia"
- 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
  maxDepthM: 446
  type: "Freshwater"
  countries:
    - "Canada"
  continent: "North America"
- 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
  maxDepthM: 706
  type: "Freshwater"
  countries:
    - "Malawi"
    - "Mozambique"
    - "Tanzania"
  continent: "Africa"
- 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
  maxDepthM: 614
  type: "Freshwater"
  countries:
    - "Canada"
  continent: "North America"