Great Lakes

Lake is a body of water surrounded by land. Lakes may be found in all parts of the world. The word lake comes from the Greek word lakkos, meaning hole or pond. Water plants of all shapes and sizes live under the surface of lakes. Some of the plants are attached to the lake bottom, and others float free. This vegetation provides food for water creatures such as bugs, snails, and fish. Lakes are also the favourite haunts of waterfowl such as ducks, geese, swans, flamingos, egrets, cranes, and others. Land animals use lakes for drinking water. They also obtain food from lakes in the form of fish, birds, and plant life.

LARGEST LAKES OF THE WORLD LAKE

LOCATION

AREA IN SQUARE KILOMETERS

Caspian Sea {salt}

U.S.S.R-Iran

393,898

Superior Victoria Aral {salt} Huron

U.S.A.-Canada Africa U.S.S.R U.S.A.-Canada

82,103 69,485 68,682 59,570

Michigan Tanganyika Baykal Great Bear

U.S.A. Africa U.S.S.R Canada

57,757 32,893 31,492 31,328

Great Slave Erie Winnipeg

Canada U.S.A.-Canada Canada

28,570 25,667 24,390