List of lakes of Canada

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This is a list of lakes in Canada. Canada has an extremely large number of lakes. The number of lakes larger than three square kilometres is estimated at close to 31,752 by the Atlas of Canada, with 561 lakes with a surface area larger than 100 km2.[1] Almost 9% (891,163 square kilometres (344,080 sq mi)) of Canada's total area is covered by freshwater. There is no official estimate of the number of smaller lakes. This list covers only the major lakes.

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[edit] Alberta

Hydrographic network of Alberta
Main article: Lakes of Alberta

[edit] British Columbia

Lakes of British Columbia. See actual size.

[edit] Manitoba

[edit] New Brunswick

[edit] Newfoundland and Labrador

[edit] Northwest Territories

[edit] Nova Scotia

Main article: List of lakes in Nova Scotia

Cape Breton Island

Halifax Regional Municipality

Cumberland County

Guysborough County

Kings County

Yarmouth County

Elsewhere

[edit] Nunavut

[edit] Ontario

Main article: List of lakes of Ontario

[edit] Quebec

[edit] Saskatchewan

[edit] Yukon

[edit] International lakes

[edit] British Columbia

[edit] Alberta

[edit] Quebec

[edit] Ontario

[edit] Ontario and Manitoba

[edit] References

Portal icon Geography of Canada portal
  1. ^ http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/lakes.html

[edit] External links

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