The world's biggest lakes
A Peakle category. Higher = bigger (surface area). Name answers one at a time, each one higher than the last. New to the game? Read how to play.
When it was played
- Puzzle #9, October 17, 2026 · replay in the archive
The numbers
- 47 answers count.
- The longest possible climb is 47 steps, one for every answer.
How it's counted
- Surface area, as listed on Wikipedia. Areas of some lakes change with the seasons.
Source
Wikipedia: List of lakes by area, as of October 8, 2026.
Every answer
Alphabetical. Their values stay a secret, so the climb is still worth replaying.
Caspian Sea · Great Bear Lake · Great Slave Lake · Lake Albert · Lake Amadjuak · Lake Athabasca · Lake Baikal · Lake Balkhash · Lake Bangweulu · Lake Dubawnt · Lake Erie · Lake Huron · Lake Issyk-Kul · Lake Khanka · Lake Ladoga · Lake Malawi · Lake Manitoba · Lake Melville · Lake Michigan · Lake Mweru · Lake Nettilling · Lake Nicaragua · Lake Nipigon · Lake of the Woods · Lake Onega · Lake Ontario · Lake Peipus · Lake Poyang · Lake Qinghai · Lake Reindeer · Lake Rukwa · Lake Saimaa · Lake Sarygamysh · Lake Superior · Lake Tana · Lake Tanganyika · Lake Taymyr · Lake Titicaca · Lake Turkana · Lake Uvs · Lake Van · Lake Vänern · Lake Victoria · Lake Vostok · Lake Winnipeg · Lake Winnipegosis · North Aral Sea