This list of lakes includes those which are among the largest by area, depth, volume, or have cultural or environmental significance.
Africa
Great Lakes of Africa
- Lake Albert (Mobuto-Sese-Seko)
- Lake Chad
- Lake Edward
- Lake Fianga
- Lake Kariba
- Lake Kivu
- Lake Tana
- Lake Mweru
- Lake Nasser (Lake Nubia in Sudan)
- Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi)
- Lake Tanganyika
- Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf or Rudolph)
- Lake Victoria shared between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
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Algeria
- Chott Ech Chergui
- Chott el Hodna
- Lake of Fetzara
- Lake Akfadou
- Lake Menghough
- Réghaïa lake
- Sebkha el Melah
Angola
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Benin
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Botswana
Burkina Faso
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Cameroon
A view of Lake Awing located in the North West Region of Cameroon 
Lake Bambili, Cameroon - Lake Bamendjing
- Lake Bankim
Full extent of Lake Barombi, Cameroon - Lake Edip
- Lake Kendall
- Lake Lagdo
- Lake Mbakaou
Lake Monoun, Cameroon 
Lake Manengouba, Cameroon - Lake Nyos
Lake Oku, Cameroon - Lake Wum
Cape Verde
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Central African Republic
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Chad
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Comoros
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Republic of the Congo
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Djibouti
Egypt
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Equatorial Guinea
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Eritrea
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Eswatini
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Ethiopia
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Gabon
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The Gambia
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Ghana
Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
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Ivory Coast
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Kenya
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Lesotho
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Liberia
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Libya
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Madagascar
- Lake Alaotra
- Lake Bedo
- Lake Itasy
- Lake Ihotry
- Lake Kinkony
- Lake Tritriva
- Lake Tsimanampetsotsa
- Lakes Manambolomaty
Malawi
Mali
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Mauritania
Mauritius
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Morocco
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Mozambique
Namibia
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Niger
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Nigeria
- Kainji Lake
- Oguta Lake
- Asejire Lake
Rwanda
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São Tomé and Príncipe
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Senegal
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Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
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Somalia
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South Africa
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South Sudan
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Sudan
- Roseires Reservoir
- Lake No
- Lake Nubia (southern reaches of Lake Nasser)
Tanzania
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Togo
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Tunisia
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Uganda
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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Antarctica
There are hundreds of lakes deep below the ice of Antarctica.[1]
Asia
International lakes of Asia
- Lake Baikal – Lake Baikal is located in Siberia in southeastern Russia, just north of Mongolia. Considered the oldest surviving freshwater lake on the planet, it is also the deepest body of water in Asia at 5,315 feet (1,620 m), and the largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 20% of the planet's fresh water. An elongated lake, it has a maximum width of 60 miles (97 km) with an approximate length of 389 miles (626 km), and is fed by more than 300 rivers and streams.[2]
- Caspian Sea – Situated between Asia and Europe and fed by the Volga and Ural Rivers in the north, the Caspian Sea is nevertheless somewhat salty in its central and south portions. The surface area measures 371,000 square kilometres (143,000 sq mi), with a maximum depth of 1,025 metres (3,363 ft).[2]
- Aral Sea – Also in far-western Asia, just east of the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea straddles the boundary between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The Aral Sea is shrinking due to evaporation and diversion for irrigation (among other factors) and what remains (only 10% of its former size)[3] is now almost totally polluted by fertilizer runoff, Soviet weapon testing residue and industrial projects,[2] leading to it being called "one of the planet's worst environmental disasters".[4]
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Afghanistan
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Bahrain
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Bangladesh
Bhutan
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Brunei
- Cypt
Cambodia
China
Cyprus
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East Timor
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Georgia
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India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
- Lake Habbaniyah (Hawr al Habbaniyah)
- Lake Milh (Bahr al Milh)
- Lake Tharthar (Buhayrat ath Tharthar)
- Sawa lake
Israel
Japan
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Kazakhstan
North Korea
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South Korea
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Kuwait
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Kyrgyzstan
- Ala Köl
- Besh-Tash Lake
- Chatyr-Kul
- Issyk-Kul
- Jashyl Köl
- Juukuchak Lake
- Kapka Tash Lake
- Kara-Suu Lake
- Köl-Suu
- Költör Lake
- Kölükök
- Kulun Lake
- Kylaköl
- Ökürgön Lake
- Lake Sary-Chelek
- Merzbacher Lake
- Saryköl
- Song Köl Lake
Laos
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Lebanon
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Malaysia
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Maldives
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Mongolia
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Myanmar
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Nepal
- Fewa Lake
- Rara Lake
- Rupa Lake
- Begnas Lake
- Shey phoksundo lake
- Tilicho Lake
- Gosaikunda Lake
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Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
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Russia
Saudi Arabia
- Al-Asfar Lake
- Sabkhat Matti
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Sri Lanka
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Syria
- Lake Assad
- Lake Qattinah
- Lake Al-Rastan
- Lake Muzairib
- Zarzar Lake
- Lake Ballouran
Tajikistan
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Thailand
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Turkey
Turkmenistan
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Uzbekistan
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Vietnam
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Yemen
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Taiwan
Europe
International lakes of Europe
- Lake Constance (Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Bodensee)
- Dojran Lake (North Macedonia and Greece)
- Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland; Lac Léman)
- Lake Lugano (Switzerland, Italy)
- Lake Maggiore (Switzerland, Italy; Lago Maggiore)
- Lake Neusiedl (Neusiedler See)/Fertő (Austria, Hungary)
- Lake Ohrid (North Macedonia, Albania; Liqeni i Ohrit)
- Lake Peipsi-Pihkva (Estonia, Russia)
- Lake Great Prespa (Albania, North Macedonia, Greece)
- Lake Small Prespa (Albania, Greece)
- Lake Skadar (Montenegro, Albania; Liqeni i Shkodrës)
- Lake Vištytis (Lithuania, Russia)
- Lago di Lei (an artificial lake created by a dam; the waters are mostly in Italy but the dam is in Switzerland).
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Albania
Andorra
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Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
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Belgium
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bulgaria
Croatia
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Cyprus
Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Estonia
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Finland
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France
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Georgia
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Germany
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Greece
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Hungary
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Ireland
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Italy
Kazakhstan
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Latvia
Liechtenstein
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Malta
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Moldova
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Monaco
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Montenegro
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Netherlands
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North Macedonia
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Norway
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Poland
Portugal
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Romania
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Russia
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San Marino
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Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
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Turkey
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Ukraine
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United Kingdom
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North and Central America
International lakes of North America
Listed in order of occurrence from easternmost border terminus to the westernmost
- Woodland Flowage
- Grand Falls Flowage
- Spednic Lake (part of the Chiputneticook Lakes)
- East Grand Lake (part of the Chiputneticook Lakes)
- North Lake, partly in North Lake Parish, New Brunswick
- Glazier Lake
- Beau Lake
- Lac de l'Est
- Little St. John Lake (Petit lac Saint-Jean)
- Lac Wallace
- Line Pond (Etang Duck)
- Lake Memphremagog a 40-mile-long (64 km) glacial lake that extends from Vermont into Canada
- Lake Champlain in Quebec in Canada and New York and Vermont in the United States (US)
- Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada; and New York in the US
- Lake Erie in Ontario in Canada and Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania in the US
- Lake St Clair in Ontario, Canada; and Michigan in the US
- Lake Huron in Ontario in Canada and Michigan in the US
- Munuscong Lake
- Lake George
- Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada; and Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in the US
- South Fowl Lake
- North Fowl Lake
- Moose Lake, entry point into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
- Mountain Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)
- Rose Lake (Pigeon River)
- South Lake
- North Lake
- Gunflint Lake
- Magnetic Lake
- Clove Lake
- Granite Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
- Granite Bay
- Gneiss Lake
- Maraboeuf Lake
- Saganaga Lake
- Swamp Lake
- Ottertrack Lake
- Knife Lake
- Carp Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
- Birch Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
- Sucker Lake
- Basswood Lake
- Wednesday Bay
- Thursday Bay
- Crooked Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
- Sunday Bay
- Bottle Lake
- Lac la Croix
- Loon Lake
- Little Vermillion Lake
- Sand Point Lake
- Rainy Lake
- Lake of the Woods in Minnesota, US; Manitoba and Ontario in Canada
- Wilfred's Lake
- Susie Lake
- Osthus Lake
- South Messier Lake
- Hartley Lake
- Boundary Lake in North Dakota, US; Manitoba, Canada
- Cavalier Lake
- Ross Lake in North Dakota, US, and Manitoba, Canada
- Lake Metigoshe
- Bone Lake
- Line Lake
- Brush Lake in North Dakota, US, and Saskatchewan, Canada
- Salt Lake in northeastern Montana, US; known as Alkali Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada
- Upper Waterton Lake in Alberta, Canada; and Montana, US
- Cameron Lake in Alberta, Canada; and Montana, US
- Frozen Lake
- Lake Koocanusa
- Alden Lake
- Osoyoos Lake
- Ross Lake in Washington, US, and British Columbia, Canada
Lists by country
Antigua and Barbuda
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Barbados
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Belize
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Canada
Costa Rica
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Cuba
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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El Salvador
- Lago de Coatepeque (Coatepeque Lake)
- Lago De Ilopango (Ilopango Lake)
- Laguna De Güija (Güija Lake)
- Laguna Verde
- Laguna de Alegria
- Olomega Lake
- Suchitlán Lake
Grenada
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Guatemala
Haiti
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Honduras
Jamaica
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Mexico
Nicaragua
- Lake Apanás
- Lake Nicaragua (Lake Cocibolca)
- Lake Managua
- Laguna de Apoyo
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Saint Lucia
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United States
Oceania
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Fiji
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Kiribati
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Marshall Islands
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Nauru
New Zealand
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Palau
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Papua New Guinea
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Samoa
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Solomon Islands
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Tonga
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Tuvalu
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Vanuatu
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Wallis and Futuna
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South America
International lakes of South America
- Lake Titicaca (in Peru and Bolivia)
- General Carrera Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
- O'Higgins/San Martín Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
- Cochrane/Pueyrredón Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
- Cami/Fagnano Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
- Palena/General Vintter Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
- Lake Viedma (undefined border near the Southern Patagonian Ice Field between Chile and Argentina)
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Argentina
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Bolivia
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Brazil
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Chile
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Colombia
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Ecuador
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Guyana
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Paraguay
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Peru
Suriname
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Venezuela
- Guri (man-made)
- Lake Maracaibo (sometimes considered a sea)
- Lake Valencia
Former lakes
Extraterrestrial lakes
Titan
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