Canada has the most lakes in the world. We have 62% of them. There are more than a million lakes n the world with a size of over 0.1 sq. km. According to a 2016 study, the 10 countries with the most lakes in the world are:
Canada - 879,800
Russia - 201,200
USA - 102,500
China - 23,800
Sweden - 22,600
Brazil - 20,900
Norway - 20,000
Argentina - 13,600
Kazakhstan - 12,400
Australia - 11,400
And looking at the size of lakes, this article shows the size of the world's largest lakes in comparison to each other . It shows the size of the Great Lakes if they were to exist in India, Europe and Australia.
It is interesting to actually see the comparisons, but mostly the information I retrieved about lakes is political or scientific.
What might be interesting about lakes besides all this size and depth information? The Guinness Book of Records with its 2,524 entries for lakes - here are the tongue-twisters:
1. the largest lake on an island in a lake. that's Manitou Lake.
2. the largest lake on an island in a lake on an island? It is nameless on Baffin Island.
3. the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake - that's Treasure Island on Lake Mindemoya which in turn sits on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron.
4. Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island. This is a small islet, measuring four acres, lies in a small lake on a slightly larger island within a bigger lake on Canada's Victoria Island. It says that it is likely that no human has ever set foot on the island, but satellite images confirm its status and size.
5. the largest island in a lake. that's Manitoulin Island.
Our last one is not from Canada - the largest island on another island in a lake on an island is Samosir in the Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia.
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