Some say Lake Champlain is too small to be named a "Great Lake." Well, sometimes names can be misleading. After all, the world's biggest lake is called the Caspian Sea! Here are the largest lakes in the world:
1. Caspian Sea
143,244 square miles
2. Lake Superior
31,700 square miles
3. Lake Victoria
26,828 square miles
4. Aral Sea
24,904 square miles
5. Lake Huron
23,000 square miles
Source: Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior