This list of lakes includes those which are among the largest by area, depth, volume, or have cultural or environmental significance.
Africa
editGreat Lakes of Africa
edit- 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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editAlgeria
edit- 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
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Cameroon
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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
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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
editGuinea
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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
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- Lake Bedo
- Lake Itasy
- Lake Ihotry
- Lake Kinkony
- Lake Tritriva
- Lake Tsimanampetsotsa
- Lakes Manambolomaty
Malawi
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Mauritania
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Morocco
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Mozambique
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Niger
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Nigeria
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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
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- 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
editThere are hundreds of lakes deep below the ice of Antarctica.[1]
Asia
editInternational lakes of Asia
edit- 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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editAfghanistan
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Azerbaijan
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Bahrain
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Bangladesh
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Brunei
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China
editCyprus
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East Timor
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Georgia
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India
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- Dal Lake
- Emerald Lake
- Chandra Taal
- Nainital Lake
- Sheshnag Lake
- Suraj Tal
- Tso Moriri
- Tsongmo Lake
- Chaluk lake
- Chilka Lake
- Shanti Sagara
Indonesia
editIran
editIraq
edit- Lake Habbaniyah (Hawr al Habbaniyah)
- Lake Milh (Bahr al Milh)
- Lake Tharthar (Buhayrat ath Tharthar)
- Sawa lake
Israel
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Kazakhstan
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South Korea
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Kuwait
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Kyrgyzstan
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- 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
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- Rara Lake
- Rupa Lake
- Begnas Lake
- Shey phoksundo lake
- Tilicho Lake
- Gosaikunda Lake
Oman
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Pakistan
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- Attabad Lake
- Ansoo Lake
- Banjosa Lake
- Dudipatsar Lake
- Hanna Lake
- Karambar Lake
- Kundol Lake
- Lulusar Lake
- Mahodand Lake
- Payee Lake
- Pyala Lake
- Shangrila Lake
Philippines
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Russia
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Sri Lanka
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Syria
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Thailand
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Turkey
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Vietnam
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Taiwan
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Europe
editInternational lakes of Europe
edit- 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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Belgium
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bulgaria
edit- Lake Atanasovsko
- Banderishki Lakes
- Batak Reservoir
- Lake Burgas
- Dospat Reservoir
- Lake Durankulak
- Iskar Reservoir
- Lake Mandrensko
- Lake Pomorie
- Lake Varna
- Seven Rila Lakes
- Lake Srebarna
Croatia
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Cyprus
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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
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Latvia
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Malta
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Moldova
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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
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- Lake Mamry
- Lake Ruda Woda
- Lake Łebsko
- Lake Dąbie
- Lake Miedwie
- Lake Jeziorak
- Lake Niegocin
- Lake Hańcza
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Romania
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Russia
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San Marino
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Serbia
editSlovakia
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editSpain
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- El Atazar Dam
- Estanys de Baiau
- Lakes of Covadonga
- Embalse de Navacerrada
- Sanabria Lake Natural Park
Sweden
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Ukraine
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North and Central America
editInternational lakes of North America
editListed 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
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Belize
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Canada
edit- Turtle Lake (Vancouver Island)
- Lake Huron
- Lake Superior
- Great Bear Lake
- Great Slave Lake
- Lake Erie
- Lake Winnipeg
- Lake Ontario
- Lake Athabasca
- Reindeer Lake
- Smallwood Reservoir
- Nettilling Lake
- Lake Winnipegosis
- Lake Nipigon
- Lake Manitoba
- Lake of the Woods
- Caniapiscau Reservoir
- Dubawnt Lake
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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El Salvador
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- Lago De Ilopango (Ilopango Lake)
- Laguna De Güija (Güija Lake)
- Laguna Verde
- Laguna de Alegria
- Olomega Lake
- Suchitlán Lake
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Guatemala
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Honduras
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Mexico
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- Lake Nicaragua (Lake Cocibolca)
- Lake Managua
- Laguna de Apoyo
Panama
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Marshall Islands
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Tuvalu
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South America
editInternational lakes of South America
edit- 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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Ecuador
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Guyana
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Paraguay
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Peru
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Venezuela
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- Lake Maracaibo (sometimes considered a sea)
- Lake Valencia
Former lakes
editExtraterrestrial lakes
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See also
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lakes.
- ^ See map in Aldhous, Peter (August 23, 2014). "First samples of Antarctic lake reveal thriving life". New Scientist: 12. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(14)61609-2. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Lakes of Asia, Landforms of Asia – Worldatlas.com". WorldAtlas. Reunion Technology Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Micklin, Philip; Aladin, Nikolay V. (April 2008). "Reclaiming the Aral Sea". Scientific American. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
- ^ "Aral Sea 'one of the planet's worst environmental disasters'". The Daily Telegraph. London. April 5, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ "The Highest Lake in the World". highestlake.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
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