List of lakes of Canada

Description

This is a partial list of lakes of Canada. Canada has a larger number of lakes than any other country with the amount ranging between 880,000 lakes and 2,000,000. There are 563 lakes in Canada with an area larger than 100 km2 (39 sq mi) and, including Hudson Bay, approximately 891,163 km2 (344,080 sq mi) of the country is covered in fresh water. The Atlas of Canada says that lakes cover 8.9 per cent of the country and that the Great Lakes, divided between Canada and the United States, account for 18 per cent of the world's fresh water.