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Which is the largest lake in Australia by surface area?
The largest lake by surface area in Australia is Coongie Lakes with an area of 21,790 km2. At second and third, are Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre which spans 9,500 km2 and Lake Torrens at 5,745 km2.The surface areas of the major lakes in Australia range from 14 km2 to 21,790 km2, with the average area at around 1,986.6 km2.
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Deepest Lakes. The deepest lake in Australia is Lake St Clair with a maximum depth of 215 meters.The depths of the major lakes in Australia range from 0.5 meters to 215 meters, with lakes reaching as deep as 26.7 meters on average.
Here are Australia's largest lakes by surface area.
Coongie Lakes is the largest lake by surface area in Oceania at 21,790 km2.
Coongie Lakes covers a surface area of 21,790 km2.
Countries along its shoreline in Oceania: South Australia.
Compare Coongie Lakes with Lake Corangamite from Australia (Victoria).
Compare Coongie Lakes with Lake Sylvester from Australia (Northern Territory).
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is the 2nd largest lake by surface area in Oceania at 9,500 km2.
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre covers a surface area of 9,500 km2.
Countries along its shoreline in Oceania: South Australia.
Compare Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre with Lake Woods from Australia (Northern Territory).
Compare Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre with Lake Nabberu from Western Australia.
Lake Mackay covers a surface area of 3,494 km2.
It spans 100 km on its length. Countries along its shoreline in Oceania: Australia (Northern Territory and Western Australia).
Compare Lake Mackay with Budgewoi Lake from Australia (New South Wales).
Compare Lake Mackay with Lake St Clair from Australia (Tasmania).
Lake Frome is a lake that spans 2,596 km2 in surface area.
It spans 100 km on its length. Countries along its shoreline in Oceania: South Australia.
Compare Lake Frome with Lake Macleod from Western Australia.
Compare Lake Frome with Budgewoi Lake from Australia (New South Wales).
Lake Barlee covers a surface area of 1,980 km2.
It spans 80 km on its length. Countries along its shoreline in Oceania: Western Australia.
Compare Lake Barlee with Lake Sylvester from Australia (Northern Territory).
Compare Lake Barlee with Lake Carnegie from Western Australia.
Lake Amadeus covers a surface area of 1,032 km2.
It spans 180 km on its length. Countries along its shoreline in Oceania: Australia (Northern Territory).
Compare Lake Amadeus with Serpentine Lakes from South Australia.
Compare Lake Amadeus with Budgewoi Lake from Australia (New South Wales).
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