Largest lakes in the world
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Columns
Stable keys — use them in the API, SQL and code
| Key | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| rank | Rank | integer | Position by surface area in this list (1 = largest). |
| name | Lake | string | — |
| entity | Wikidata | entity | — |
| type | Type | string | Kind of lake as classified in Wikidata (e.g. lake, reservoir, salt lake). |
| area_km2 | Area | number · km² | Surface area in square kilometres. |
| max_depth_m | Max depth | number · m | Deepest point below the water surface. |
| volume_km3 | Volume | number · km³ | Volume of water held. |
| country | Country | country | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code when the lake lies in a single country. |
| countries | Countries | string | All countries the lake lies in or borders. |
| lat | Latitude | number | — |
| lon | Longitude | number | — |
| image | Image | image | — |
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