Largest lake
The current largest lake record is 143,244 sq mi, held by Caspian Sea. Last checked October 14, 2026.
143,244
sq mi
Caspian Sea
- Holder
- Caspian Sea
- Record
- 143,244 sq mi
- Metric
- 371,000 km²
- Location
- Central Asia and Eastern Europe
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- European Space Agency The Caspian Sea
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Read the source
- Wikipedia Read the source CC BY-SA 4.0
- guinnessworldrecords.com Largest lake
- nasa.gov Caspian sea
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