World Report: March 13, 1998 Vol.3 No.20

Top 5 Largest Lakes

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