பரப்பளவு அடிப்படையில் ஏரிகள்
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 ஏரிகளின் அளவு அது கொள்ளும் இடப்பரப்பு, நீர்க் கொள்ளளவு ஆகியவற்றின் அளவைக் கொண்டு குறிப்பிடப்படுகின்றது. கீழே உள்ள பட்டியல் பரப்பளவு அடிப்படையில் உலகின் பெரிய ஏரிகளின் விபரங்களைத் தருகின்றது. சில ஏரிகளின் பரப்பு காலத்துக்குக் காலம் பெருமளவுக்கு வேறுபடுவது உண்டு. பருவகாலங்களைப் பொறுத்தும், சில சமயங்களில் ஆண்டுக்கு ஆண்டும் இவ் வேறுபாடுகள் ஏற்படுகின்றன. வரண்ட பகுதிகளில் உள்ள உப்பு ஏரிகளைப் பொறுத்து இது பெருமளவு உண்மையாகும்.
 
 == பட்டியல் ==
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 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Caspian outline.png]]
 |bgcolor=&quot;#98FF98&quot;|{{nts|1}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |[[காசுப்பியன் கடல்]]{{#tag:ref|The area indicated does not include the saltwater lagoon of [[Garabogazköl]], which is technically not a separate lake, but is detached from the Caspian Sea via a narrow ridge of land, and connected via a narrow inlet. If included as its own separate lake, it would rank as the world's 15th largest lake, with an area of {{convert|18000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}||group=n}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{KAZ}}&lt;br /&gt;{{RUS}}&lt;br /&gt;{{TKM}}&lt;br /&gt;{{AZE}}&lt;br /&gt;{{IRN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[Salt lake|Saline]]
 | {{convert|371000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|1199|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
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 | {{convert|78200|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | Despite its name, it 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.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web| title = Plume over the Caspian Sea | date = 16 April 2008 | publisher = NASA | url = http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=8665 | access-date = 2010-11-29}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web| title = Caspian Sea | publisher = Britannica | url = https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/98044/Caspian-Sea | access-date = 2010-11-29}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web| title = Endorheic Lakes| publisher = United Nations| url = http://www.unep.or.jp/ietc/publications/short_series/lakereservoirs-2/10.asp| access-date = 2010-11-29| archive-date = 2007-09-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023634/http://www.unep.or.jp/ietc/Publications/Short_Series/LakeReservoirs-2/10.asp| url-status = }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;DuMont&quot;&gt;{{Cite web| last = DuMont | first = H.J. | title = The Caspian Lake: History, biota, structure, and function | publisher = [[American Society of Limnology and Oceanography]]| url = http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/127855.pdf| access-date = 2010-11-29}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;''Planet Earth And the New Geoscience'' (2003:154). Victor Schmidt, William Harbert, University of Pittsburgh&lt;/ref&gt;
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 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Superior outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; |{{nts|2}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[சுப்பீரியர் ஏரி|Superior]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CAN}}&lt;br /&gt;{{USA}}
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 | {{convert|82100|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
 | {{convert|616|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
 | {{convert|406.3|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
 | {{convert|12100|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | Largest of the [[அமெரிக்கப் பேரேரிகள்]] by volume, having more water than the other four combined.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/physfacts.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529233616/http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/physfacts.html |archive-date=2012-05-29 |title=Great Lakes: Basic Information: Physical Facts |access-date=November 9, 2011 |date=May 25, 2011 |publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The largest freshwater lake in the world by area.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/superior/facts Superior Pursuit: facts about the Greatest Great Lake – Minnesota Sea Grant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721093144/http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/superior/facts |date=2017-07-21 }}. University of Minnesota.&lt;/ref&gt;
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 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Victoria outline.gif]]
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[விக்டோரியா ஏரி|Victoria]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{UGA}}&lt;br /&gt;{{KEN}}&lt;br /&gt;{{TZA}}
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 | {{convert|68870|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|322|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
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 | {{convert|2750|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | The largest lake by area in Africa.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/lakevictoria.htm | title=WorldAtlas.com: Lake Victoria | access-date=18 November 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[இயூரோன் ஏரி|Huron]]{{#tag:ref|Although Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are usually considered distinct, sometimes they are regarded as a single lake known as [[மிச்சிகன்-ஹுரோன் ஏரி]]. When treated as a single entity, it is the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area, at {{convert|117400|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.&lt;ref name=CG&gt;David Lees in ''[[Canadian Geographic]]'' writes, &quot;Contrary to popular belief, the largest lake in the world is not Lake Superior but mighty Lake Michigan–Huron, which is a single hydrological unit linked at the [[மக்கினாக் நீரிணை]].&quot; Lees, David. &quot;High and Dry&quot; ''[[Canadian Geographic]]'' (May/June 2004) pp.94-108.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=GLERL&gt;&quot;Lakes Michigan and Huron are considered to be one lake hydraulically because of their connection through the deep [[மக்கினாக் நீரிணை]].&quot; Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, part of the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]. &quot;[http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/glscf/hydrology.html Great Lakes Sensitivity to Climatic Forcing: Hydrological Models] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808074846/http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/glscf/hydrology.html |date=2010-08-08 }}.&quot; NOAA, 2006.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=USACE&gt;&quot;Lakes Michigan and Huron are considered to be one lake, as they rise and fall together due to their union at the Straits of Mackinac.&quot; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, &quot;Hydrological Components&quot; [http://www.edisonsault.com/CustServ/USACOE%20LS%20WATER%208%2007.pdf ''Record Low Water Levels Expected on Lake Superior''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015125647/http://www.edisonsault.com/CustServ/USACOE%20LS%20WATER%208%2007.pdf |date=2008-10-15 }}. August 2007. p.6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=DEQ&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,4561,7-135-3313_3677-15926--,00.html |title=Great Lakes Map |publisher=[[Michigan Department of Environmental Quality]] |access-date=20 September 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=geologydotcom&gt;{{cite web|url=http://geology.com/records/largest-lake.shtml |title= Largest Lake in the World |publisher= geology.com |access-date= 28 September 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;|name=longest|group=n}}
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 | {{convert|59600|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
 | {{convert|332|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
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 | {{convert|3540|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | Contains [[Manitoulin Island]], the world's largest lake island.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.manitoulin-island.com/ | title=Manitoulin Island website | access-date=23 November 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;
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 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Michigan outline.gif]]
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[மிச்சிகன் ஏரி|Michigan]]&lt;ref group=&quot;n&quot; name=&quot;longest&quot; /&gt;
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 |{{convert|58000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot;&gt;http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/atlas/gl-fact1.html Great Lakes Factsheet No. 1 US Environmental Protection Agency website retrieved September 9, 2012&lt;/ref&gt;
 | {{convert|494|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
 | {{convert|281|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
 | {{convert|4900|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | The largest lake (by area)  that is located entirely in one country.
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 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Tanganyika outline.gif]]
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[தங்கனீக்கா ஏரி|Tanganyika]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{ubli|{{BDI}}|{{TZA}}|{{ZMB}}|{{COD}}}}
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 | {{convert|32600|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|676|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|1470|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|18900|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | Longest freshwater lake in the world and third largest of any kind by volume.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/582434/Lake-Tanganyika | title=Lake Tanganyika at Encyclopædia Britannica | access-date=23 November 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;
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 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Baikal outline.gif]]
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[பைக்கால் ஏரி|Baikal]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{RUS}}
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 | {{convert|31500|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|636|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|1637|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|23600|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | Deepest lake in the world and largest freshwater lake in the world by volume.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.com/lake-baikal-worlds-largest-freshwater-body-turning-swamp-ecologists-say-1682512 | title=Lake Baikal, World's Largest Freshwater Body | website=[[International Business Times]] | date=9 September 2014 | access-date=23 November 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[கரடிப் பேரேரி]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CAN}}
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 | {{convert|31000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|373|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|446|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|2236|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |Largest lake entirely within Canada,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Plate 18. Large Lakes|url=http://ftp2.ctis.nrcan.gc.ca/pub/geott/atlas/archives/english/hydrological_atlas_1978/water_quantity_temperature_winds/18_Large_Lakes_1978_150.pdf|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|access-date=12 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120042558/http://ftp2.ctis.nrcan.gc.ca/pub/geott/atlas/archives/english/hydrological_atlas_1978/water_quantity_temperature_winds/18_Large_Lakes_1978_150.pdf|archive-date=20 November 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt; and the largest lake partially within the Arctic Circle
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[மலாவி ஏரி|Malawi]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{MWI}}&lt;br /&gt;{{MOZ}}&lt;br /&gt;{{TZA}}
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 | {{convert|29500|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; |Has more species of fish than any other lake in the world.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/data/wh/lakemal.html |title=Protected Areas Programme |access-date=2008-06-26 |date=October 1995 |publisher=United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, UNESCO |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511101010/http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/data/wh/lakemal.html |archive-date=2008-05-11 |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[சிலாவியப் பேரேரி]]
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; |Deepest lake in North America&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/greatslave.htm | title=WorldAtlas.com: Great Slave Lake | access-date=23 November 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[ஈரீ ஏரி|Erie]]
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[வின்னிப்பெக் ஏரி|Winnipeg]]
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[ஒண்டாரியோ ஏரி|Ontario]]
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 | {{convert|18960|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}&lt;ref name=&quot;USGovernment&quot; /&gt;
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 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Ladoga outline.gif]]
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Ladoga|Ladoga]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{RUS}}
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 | {{convert|18130|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; |Largest lake in Europe.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.feow.org/ecoregions/details/lake_onega_lake_ladoga | title=Freshwater Ecoregions of the World: Lake Ladoga | access-date=23 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116170216/http://www.feow.org/ecoregions/details/Lake_Onega_Lake_Ladoga | archive-date=16 January 2017 | url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[பால்காஷ் ஏரி|Balkhash]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{KAZ}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | Saline
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Bangweulu|Bangweulu]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{ZAM}}
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 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Vostok outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot; | {{nts|17}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[வஸ்தோக் ஏரி|Vostok]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{flag|Antarctica}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|12500|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|900|-|1000|m|abbr=on|sortable=on|ft|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|5400|+/-|1600|km3|abbr=on|sortable=on|cumi|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | Largest lake in Antarctica
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Onega outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FFCCFF&quot; | {{nts|18}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Onega|Onega]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{RUS}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|9700|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|245|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|127|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|285|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |Second-largest lake in Europe.
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Titicaca outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FFEBAD&quot; | {{nts|19}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[தித்திகாக்கா ஏரி|Titicaca]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{BOL}}&lt;br /&gt;{{PER}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|8372|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|177|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|281|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|893|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | Highest navigable lake in the world and largest lake in South America.
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Nicaragua outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; | {{nts|20}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Nicaragua|Nicaragua]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{NIC}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|8264|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|177|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|26|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|108|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | Largest lake in Central America. Contains fresh water sharks.
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Athabasca outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; | {{nts|21}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Athabasca|Athabasca]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CAN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|7850|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|335|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|243|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|204|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Turkana outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCCCFF&quot; | {{nts|22}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Turkana|Turkana]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{ETH}}&lt;br /&gt;{{KEN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | Saline
 | {{convert|6405|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|248|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|109|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|204|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |Largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.omovalley.com/Lake-Turkana-in-Kenya-it-is-the-worlds-largest-desert-alkali-lake.php | title=Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Lake Turkana | access-date=23 November 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031195526/http://www.omovalley.com/Lake-Turkana-in-Kenya-it-is-the-worlds-largest-desert-alkali-lake.php | archive-date=31 October 2014 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Reindeer outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; | {{nts|23}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Reindeer Lake]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CAN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|6330|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|245|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|337|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|95.25|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Issyk-kul outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FF9900&quot; | {{nts|24}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[இசிக்-குல் ஏரி]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{KGZ}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | Saline
 | {{convert|6200|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|182|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|668|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|1738|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Vänern outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FFCCFF&quot; | {{nts|26}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Vänern]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{SWE}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|5545|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|140|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|106|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|153|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | Largest lake in the [[ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றியம்]].
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Winnipegosis outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; | {{nts|27}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Winnipegosis|Winnipegosis]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CAN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|5403|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|245|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|18|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 |
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Albert outline.png]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCCCFF&quot; | {{nts|28}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[ஆல்பர்ட் ஏரி|Albert]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{UGA}}&lt;br /&gt;{{COD}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|5299|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|161|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|58|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|280|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Mweru outline.png]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCCCFF&quot; | {{nts|29}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Mweru|Mweru]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{ZMB}}&lt;br /&gt;{{COD}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|5120|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|131|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|27|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|38|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Nettilling outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; | {{nts|30}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Nettilling Lake|Nettilling]]
 | rowspan=&quot;3&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CAN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|5066|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|113|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|132|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 |
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | Largest lake on an island, namely [[பாஃபின் தீவு]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.geocurrents.info/geonotes/lakes-on-islands-in-lakes-toba-and-taal-in-indonesia-and-the-philippines | title=Lakes on Islands | access-date=23 November 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Nipigon outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; | {{nts|31}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Nipigon|Nipigon]]
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|4843|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|116|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|165|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|248|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Manitoba outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; | {{nts|32}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Manitoba|Manitoba]]
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|4706|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|225|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|7|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|14.1|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Taymyr outline.png]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FF9900&quot; | {{nts|33}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Taymyr|Taymyr]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{RUS}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{convert|4560|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|26|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|12.8|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |Largest lake entirely within the Arctic Circle.
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Qinghai outline.png]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FF9900&quot; | {{nts|34}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[சிங்காய் ஏரி]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CHN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | Saline
 | {{convert|4489|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}} (2007)
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 | {{convert|32.8|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 |
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Saimaa outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FFCCFF&quot; | {{nts|35}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Saimaa]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{FIN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{sort|0004400|≈ {{convert|4400|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
 |
 | {{convert|82|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|36|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Lake of the Woods outline.gif]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; | {{nts|36}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake of the Woods]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CAN}}&lt;br /&gt;{{USA}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{sort|0004350|{{convert|4350|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
 | {{convert|110|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|64|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|19.4|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Khanka outline.png]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FF9900&quot; |{{nts|37}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Khanka|Khanka]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CHN}}&lt;br /&gt;{{RUS}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{sort|0004190|{{convert|4190|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
 | {{convert|90|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|10.6|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|18.3|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | [[படிமம்:Sarygamysh outline.png|frameless|13x13px]]
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FF9900&quot; |{{nts|38}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Sarygamysh Lake|Sarygamysh]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{UZB}}&lt;br /&gt;{{TKM}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{sort|0003955|{{convert|3955|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
 | {{convert|125|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|40|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|68.56|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; |{{nts|39}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Dubawnt Lake|Dubawnt]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CAN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{sort|0003833|{{convert|3833|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
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 | bgcolor=&quot;#FF9900&quot; |{{nts|40}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[வான் ஏரி|Van]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{TUR}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | Saline
 | {{sort|0003755|{{convert|3755|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
 | {{convert|119|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|451|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|607|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FFCCFF&quot; |{{nts|41}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Peipus|Peipus]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{EST}}&lt;br /&gt;{{RUS}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{sort|0003555|{{convert|3555|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
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 | {{convert|15.3|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|25|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |Largest trans-boundary lake in Europe.
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FF9900&quot; |{{nts|42}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Uvs Lake|Uvs]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{flag|Mongolia}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | Saline
 | {{sort|0003350|{{convert|3350|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
 | {{convert|84|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|22|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | bgcolor=&quot;#FF9900&quot; |{{nts|43}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[போயாங் ஏரி|Poyang]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CHN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{sort|0003210|{{convert|3210|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
 | {{convert|170|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|25.1|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|25.2|km3|cumi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCCCFF&quot; |{{nts|44}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[தனா ஏரி|Tana]]
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | {{ETH}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{sort|0003200|{{convert|3200|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
 | {{convert|84|km|mi|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
 | {{convert|15|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br}}
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; |{{nts|45}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Amadjuak Lake|Amadjuak]]
 | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; | {{CAN}}
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | {{sort|0003115|{{convert|3115|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
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 | align=&quot;left&quot; |
 |- style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;
 | align=&quot;center&quot; |
 | bgcolor=&quot;#CCFFFF&quot; |{{nts|46}}
 | align=&quot;left&quot; | [[Lake Melville|Melville]]
 | align=&quot;center&quot; | Saline
 | {{sort|0003069|{{convert|3069|km2|abbr=on|disp=br}}}}
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 |}
 
 Source for the 20 largest lakes (and their areas):&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.worldlakes.org/lakeprofiles.asp?anchor=area|title=Largest Lakes (Area)|publisher=LakeNet|access-date=3 March 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
 == குறிப்புகள் ==
 ''குறிப்பு: ஏரிகளின் பரப்பளவில் உசாத்துணை மூலங்களைப் பொறுத்து வேறுபாடுகள் இருக்கக்கூடும்.''
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 == இவற்றையும் பார்க்கவும் ==
 * [[ஏரல் கடல்]], formerly the fourth largest lake in the world, with an area of {{convert|68,000|km2|sqmi|-2|abbr=on}}
 * [[சாட் ஏரி]], formerly the eleventh largest lake in the world, with an area of {{convert|26,000|km2|sqmi|-2|abbr=on}}
 * [[உருமியா ஏரி]], formerly the twenty-ninth largest lake in the world, with an area of {{convert|5,200|km2|sqmi|-2|abbr=on}}
 * [[மிச்சிகன்-ஹுரோன் ஏரி]]
 
 == குறிப்புகள் ==
 {{reflist|group=n}} 
 
 == மேற்கோள்கள் ==
 {{Reflist}}
 
 == வெளி இணைப்புகள் ==
 * {{cite web|url=http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001777.html |title=Large Lakes of the World |work=FactMonster |publisher=Pearson Education }}
 * {{cite web |url=https://didntknowthis.com/the-largest-lakes-on-each-continent/ |title=The Largest Lakes on Each Continent |work=I Didnt Know This |publisher=All Wondrous Things |access-date=2022-07-22 |archive-date=2021-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727022956/https://didntknowthis.com/the-largest-lakes-on-each-continent/ |url-status= }}
 
 [[பகுப்பு:ஏரிகள் பட்டியல்|*]]