Which country has shoreline on the highest number of the world’s largest (by area) lakes?

Canada has shorelines on 9 of the world’s 25 largest lakes: including Superior, Huron, Great Bear, Great Slave, Erie, Winnipeg, Ontario, Athabaska, and Reindeer Lakes. Russia and the USA each have shorelines on 5, and Tanzania, 3.

The world’s largest lake is, of course, the Caspian Sea, a saline lake, covers nearly 149,200 square miles (386,400 square kilometers). The Great Lakes which run along the Canada-US border includes the second largest, Superior ;fourth largest , Huron; fifth largest, Michigan; eleventh largest, Erie; thirteenth largest, Ontario, and represents approximately 20% of the earth’s fresh water.

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Leapy Lee

Maybe it is just me, but I had to read this question several times to try and work out exactly what the author was asking

Jeff Carter

Question could have been worded better

Jana Thornton

Poorly worded question

Denise Currie

Thanks Majority Vote, I thought the questions was very badly worded and didn't really understand it

Dog001

Stick with Canada - You can't go wrong ! Ha Ha Ha

David Smith

Poorly worded question.

Al Breyette

Very confusing question!! had to read it numerous times to see what she was asking.

Cari G.

Congratulations to our newest author on their first published q!

Cari G.

I had no problem w the q.

Richard Jamieson

Was this question converted from another language, because it just does not make any sense at all.

Jacqueline Tattam

Leapy Lee, ditto - I don’t know how this thing passed review!

Phillip Stanley

Very poorly worded question? Huh???

james parrillo

Char, I understood the question but did know that Canada had the most lakes. Thank you, Christine, James's wife

Chris Braid

Poorly phrased question , almost gibberish!

Pierre Poirier

Leapy Lee, it is not just you.

terry makkm

Peggy Tinsley, but say please. :-)

Donald McBurney

usa has more shoreline on the great lakes.

Donald McBurney

great lakes are the largest freshwater lakes in the world.

Peter Abrams

A really badly worded question.

earlepg

I'm relieved to know that others had trouble understanding this question. I lost track of the times I reread it. I finally disregarded whether the Great Lakes were included and chose Canada over Russia anyway.