Lakes of the World: Interactive Map, Types and Key Facts

Explore 85 major and globally significant lakes with the IASNOVA Interactive Atlas. Discover the distribution of freshwater, saline, seasonal, volcanic, glacial, tectonic, reservoir and subglacial lakes across every continent. Filter the map by region or select individual lakes to learn about their location, formation, water type and geographical significance. The atlas includes the African Great Lakes, North American Great Lakes, Lake Baikal, Caspian Sea, Lake Titicaca, European lakes and ten important lakes of India. Designed for Geography through maps, examination preparation and visual learning worldwide.

IAS NOVA Interactive Atlas · Geography Through Maps

WORLD LAKES ATLAS

Explore 85 major and globally significant lakes and inland waters. Hover a lake—or tap it—to learn where it is, how it formed and why it matters.

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Lakes of the World Interactive MapA world map locating 85 major freshwater, saline, seasonal, reservoir and subglacial lakes across Africa, Asia, India, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania and Antarctica.INDIA VICTORIA TANGANYIKA MALAWI CHAD CASPIAN BAIKAL ARAL BALKHASH QINGHAI DEAD SEA TONLÉ SAP TOBA BIWA LADOGA VÄNERN GENEVA SUPERIOR GREAT BEAR GREAT SLAVE GREAT SALT NICARAGUA TITICACA MARACAIBO KATI THANDA TAUPŌ VOSTOK

Jump to a lake

This educational atlas selects 85 major and globally significant lakes; it does not attempt to plot every lake. HydroLAKES catalogues about 1.4 million lakes and reservoirs worldwide. Markers show approximate lake locations, not shoreline or legal boundaries. Reference framework: HydroLAKES and the ILEC World Lake Database. Base cartography: Natural Earth via world-atlas. India’s outline is aligned to the Survey of India Political Map, 2026.

Lakes of the World: Types and Distribution

This IAS NOVA Interactive Atlas presents Geography through maps for visual learning and exam revision. It locates major freshwater lakes, salt and brackish lakes, seasonal terminal lakes, reservoirs, volcanic and rift lakes, glacial lakes and a subglacial Antarctic lake. Filter by world region or select any lake to examine its location, water type, formation and geographical significance.

Africa

Lake Victoria · Lake Tanganyika · Lake Malawi / Nyasa · Lake Turkana · Lake Albert · Lake Edward · Lake Kivu · Lake Tana · Lake Chad · Lake Mweru · Lake Bangweulu · Lake Assal · Lake Kariba

Asia

Caspian Sea · Lake Baikal · Aral Sea · Lake Balkhash · Issyk-Kul · Qinghai Lake · Dead Sea · Lake Van · Lake Urmia · Lake Sevan · Lake Khövsgöl · Tonlé Sap · Lake Toba · Poyang Lake · Dongting Lake · Lake Biwa · Uvs Lake

India

Wular Lake · Chilika Lake · Sambhar Lake · Loktak Lake · Vembanad Lake · Pulicat Lake · Pangong Tso · Kolleru Lake · Lonar Lake · Tso Moriri

Europe

Lake Ladoga · Lake Onega · Vänern · Saimaa · Lake Peipus · Vättern · Lake Geneva / Léman · Lake Constance · Lake Balaton · Lake Ohrid · Lake Skadar / Shkodër · Lake Garda · Lake Inari

North America

Lake Superior · Lake Michigan · Lake Huron · Lake Erie · Lake Ontario · Great Bear Lake · Great Slave Lake · Lake Winnipeg · Lake Athabasca · Great Salt Lake · Lake Nicaragua / Cocibolca · Lake Chapala · Lake Tahoe · Crater Lake · Lake Okeechobee · Lake Champlain

South America

Lake Titicaca · Lake Maracaibo · Lake Poopó · General Carrera / Buenos Aires Lake · Lago Argentino · Nahuel Huapi · Lagoa dos Patos · Mar Chiquita / Ansenuza

Oceania

Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre · Lake Torrens · Lake Gairdner · Lake Taupō · Lake Te Anau · Lake Wakatipu · Lake Murray

Polar

Lake Vostok

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