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Continents

A clean global map of lake regions, built section by section with verified data and rights-safe media.

Explore by continent

Pick a continent to browse lake regions, countries, and future lake records.

North America

Great Lakes, Canadian Shield lakes, alpine basins, prairie lakes, and volcanic crater lakes.

South America

High-altitude Andean lakes, Amazon basin lakes, floodplain systems, and Patagonian waters.

Europe

Glacial lake districts, alpine lakes, northern shield lakes, and cultural lake landscapes.

Africa

Rift lakes, desert lakes, large tropical lakes, and critical freshwater biodiversity regions.

Asia

Ancient deep lakes, steppe lakes, Himalayan lakes, reservoirs, and inland seas.

Oceania

Volcanic lakes, alpine lakes, coastal lagoons, and remote island freshwater systems.

Antarctica & Polar Regions

Ice-covered lakes, subglacial systems, and extreme cold-region freshwater environments.