Lake Outline Quiz: 20 Lakes From Around the World

From Lake Ladoga to Lake Tahoe: giant reservoirs, shrinking salt lakes and lakes high in the mountains. Can you name them by shape?

🛶 Practice 2: Lakes of the World Medium

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

Issyk-Kul · Lake Balkhash · Lake Champlain · Lake Constance · Lake Kariba · Lake Khövsgöl · Lake Ladoga · Lake Nasser · Lake Okeechobee · Lake Onega · Lake Tahoe · Lake Tana · Lake Turkana · Lake Urmia · Lake Van · Lake Volta · Lough Neagh · Qinghai Lake · Tonlé Sap · Vänern

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