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Which of the five Great Lakes is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
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Lake Superior.
The five Great Lakes in order from the largest to the smallest Surface area are:
- Lake Superior : 31,700 sq mi (82,000 km2)
- Lake Huron : 23,010 sq mi (59,600 km2)
- Lake Michigan : 22,400 sq mi (58,000 km2)
- Lake Erie : 9,940 sq mi (25,700 km2)
- Lake Ontario : 7,540 sq mi (19,500 km2)
And according to Water volume
- Lake Superior : 2,900 cu mi (12,000 km3)
- Lake Michigan : 1,180 cu mi (4,900 km3)
- Lake Huron : 849 cu mi (3,540 km3)
- Lake Ontario : 393 cu mi (1,640 km3)
- Lake Erie : 116 cu mi (480 km3)
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