Did you know..? Canada has most number of lakes in the world! Why is that so?

Canada has more lakes than all the other countries in the world combined.

In fact, Canada contains an enormous share of the planet’s freshwater, including countless small lakes formed by glaciers during the last Ice Age.

It has more than 2 million lakes large enough to be officially recognized. Over 31,000 of its lakes are larger than 3 square kilometers.

Russia holds the second place with over 200,000 lakes.

Finland holds the third place with over 188,000 lakes.

Canada holds roughly 20% of the entire world’s total fresh water supply. During the Ice Age, huge ice sheets covered much of Canada. As they moved, they scraped and carved depressions into the land. When the ice melted, those depressions filled with water, creating thousands of lakes.

Canada also has an extensive glaciated terrain, plenty of precipitation and snow, large areas of relatively flat, rocky land that can hold water. Vast, sparsely populated regions where lakes remain undisturbed. So Canada’s incredible number of lakes is largely an Ice Age legacy.

Great Bear lake is the largest lake located entirely within Canada’s borders

Aerial view of lakes on the Canadian Shield, Nunavut, Canada (230910-32)

December 27, 2024/in /by Marli Miller

Picture courtesy: https://geologypics.com/aerial-view-of-lakes-on-the-canadian-shield-nunavut-canada-230910-32/