List of lakes by area (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of lakes by area" in English language version.

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9web.archive.org

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2britannica.com

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2epa.gov

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2worldatlas.com

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2nrcan.gc.ca

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1,858^th place

1loe.org

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1archive.org

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1nasa.gov

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1unep.or.jp

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1vliz.be

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1noaa.gov

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1edisonsault.com

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1michigan.gov

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1geology.com

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1manitoulin-island.com

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1ibtimes.com

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1unep-wcmc.org

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1feow.org

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1omovalley.com

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1ajol.info

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1cia.gov

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147^th place

1geocurrents.info

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1worldlakes.org

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ajol.info

"Development of Improved Characteristic Equations for Lake Rukwa in Tanzania". Retrieved 8 Nov 2024.

archive.org

van der Leeden, Frits; Troise, Fred L.; Todd, David Keith, eds. (1991). The water encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Chelsea, Mich.: Lewis. pp. 198–200. ISBN 9780873711203.

britannica.com

"Caspian Sea". Britannica. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
"Lake Tanganyika at Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved 23 November 2014.

cia.gov

"Major Lakes". Retrieved 9 Oct 2023.

edisonsault.com

"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." U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, "Hydrological Components" Record Low Water Levels Expected on Lake Superior Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. August 2007. p.6

epa.gov

"Physical Features of the Great Lakes". www.epa.gov. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
"Great Lakes: Basic Information: Physical Facts". United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). May 25, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved November 9, 2011.

feow.org

"Freshwater Ecoregions of the World: Lake Ladoga". Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

geocurrents.info

"Lakes on Islands". 30 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

geology.com

"Largest Lake in the World". geology.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

ibtimes.com

"Lake Baikal, World's Largest Freshwater Body". International Business Times. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

loe.org

stream.loe.org

Likens, Gene E., ed. (2009). "Historical Estimates of Limnicity". Encyclopedia of inland waters (1st ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0120884629. Table 1: The world's lakes >2000 km² in area, arranged in decreasing order of lake area. See also Lakes (Formation, Diversity, Distribution) Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

manitoulin-island.com

"Manitoulin Island website". Retrieved 23 November 2014.

michigan.gov

"Great Lakes Map". Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Retrieved 20 September 2012.

nasa.gov

earthobservatory.nasa.gov

"Plume over the Caspian Sea". NASA. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

noaa.gov

glerl.noaa.gov

"Lakes Michigan and Huron are considered to be one lake hydraulically because of their connection through the deep Straits of Mackinac." Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Great Lakes Sensitivity to Climatic Forcing: Hydrological Models Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine." NOAA, 2006.

nrcan.gc.ca

ftp2.ctis.nrcan.gc.ca

"Plate 18. Large Lakes" (PDF). Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
"Plate 18. Large Lakes" (PDF). Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

omovalley.com

"Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Lake Turkana". Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

unep-wcmc.org

"Protected Areas Programme". United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, UNESCO. October 1995. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-06-26.

unep.or.jp

"Endorheic Lakes". United Nations. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

vliz.be

DuMont, H.J. "The Caspian Lake: History, biota, structure, and function" (PDF). American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

web.archive.org

Likens, Gene E., ed. (2009). "Historical Estimates of Limnicity". Encyclopedia of inland waters (1st ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0120884629. Table 1: The world's lakes >2000 km² in area, arranged in decreasing order of lake area. See also Lakes (Formation, Diversity, Distribution) Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
"Lakes Michigan and Huron are considered to be one lake hydraulically because of their connection through the deep Straits of Mackinac." Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Great Lakes Sensitivity to Climatic Forcing: Hydrological Models Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine." NOAA, 2006.
"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." U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, "Hydrological Components" Record Low Water Levels Expected on Lake Superior Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. August 2007. p.6
"Great Lakes: Basic Information: Physical Facts". United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). May 25, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
"Plate 18. Large Lakes" (PDF). Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
"Protected Areas Programme". United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, UNESCO. October 1995. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
"Freshwater Ecoregions of the World: Lake Ladoga". Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
"Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Lake Turkana". Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
"Plate 18. Large Lakes" (PDF). Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

worldatlas.com

"WorldAtlas.com: Lake Victoria". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
"WorldAtlas.com: Great Slave Lake". Retrieved 23 November 2014.

worldlakes.org

"Largest Lakes (Area)". LakeNet. Retrieved 3 March 2013.