What is the world’s largest freshwater lake in terms of surface area?
A Lake Baikal
B Lake Superior
C Lake Tanganyika
Lake Superior, bounded by Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario, is the largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of surface area at 31,700 square miles. It contains roughly 10% of the world’s freshwater resources. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume (5,666 cubic miles) and Lake Tanganyika is the longest freshwater lake in the world (418 miles).
The correct answer is Lake Superior.