Question: what is the biggest lakes in the world
Answer: Name Countries with shoreline Area Length Maximum depth Water volume Thumbnail ( same scale for all lakes ) Notes 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Caspian Sea * Kazakhstan Russia Turkmenistan Azerbaijan Iran 7011371000000000000 ♠ 371,000 km ( 143,000 sq mi ) 7006119900000000000 ♠ 1,199 km ( 745 mi ) 7003102500000000000 ♠ 1,025 m ( 3,363 ft ) 7013782000000000000 ♠ 78,200 km ( 18,800 cu mi ) Despite its name , the Caspian Sea is often regarded as the world 's largest lake , though it contains an oceanic basin ( contiguous with the world ocean until 11 million years ago ) rather than being entirely over continental crust .