Highest large navigable lake
The current highest large navigable lake record is 12,500 ft, held by Lake Titicaca. Last checked October 14, 2026.
12,500
ft
Lake Titicaca
- Holder
- Lake Titicaca
- Record
- 12,500 ft
- Metric
- 3,810 m
- Exact figure
- 3,810 m (12,500 ft) above sea level
- Location
- Peru and Bolivia
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Put it in perspective
At 12,500 ft, it is 8.6 times the height of the Empire State Building.
305 ftStatue of Liberty, with pedestal
456 ftGreat Pyramid of Giza
1,083 ftEiffel Tower
1,454 ftEmpire State Building
12,500 ftLake Titicaca
Sources
- guinnessworldrecords.com Highest commercially navigable lake
- sdsu.edu Facts on lake titicaca
- Wikipedia Read the source
- britannica.com Read the source
- ramsar.org Ramsar Sites annotated summary Peru
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