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Lake Superior in the United States is the largest freshwater lake by surface area. However, the largest freshwater lake in terms of volume is Lake Baikal in Russia which holds approximately 20% of the world’s fresh surface water. For those with an appetite for salt, the Caspian sea is the world’s largest land-locked body of water, in terms of volume and surface area.
