Guess the Lake by Shape: 20 Famous Lakes

The Caspian Sea, the Great Lakes, Baikal and Victoria: 20 of the world's best-known lakes, shown only by their outline.

🌊 Practice 1: Famous Lakes Easy

How to play

Each lake is shown on its own, north up, at its true shape, with islands cut out. Type its name (“Superior” is fine for “Lake Superior”): a clean answer scores 3 points. Unlock the first clue (where it is, and a fact) for 2 points, or the second (the letter pattern) for 1.

Lakes in this quiz

Aral Sea · Caspian Sea · Dead Sea · Great Bear Lake · Great Salt Lake · Great Slave Lake · Lake Baikal · Lake Chad · Lake Erie · Lake Geneva · Lake Huron · Lake Malawi · Lake Michigan · Lake Nicaragua · Lake Ontario · Lake Superior · Lake Tanganyika · Lake Titicaca · Lake Victoria · Lake Winnipeg

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