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Page move and expansion & merge

If nobody opposes, I'll combine this article with Largest Lakes in Europe (Western, Central & Eastern) and move the page to List of largest lakes of Europe and include lakes from the rest of Europe. Even if the size of the list doubles it still isn't very large. — JyriL ^talk 10:30, 29 August 2

Actually, there are not that many > 100 km² lakes (although this may be incomplete):

Name	Alternative names	Country	Size (km²)
Ladoga	Лáдожское Óзеро, Laatokka	Russia	17700
Onega	Onego, Онежское озеро, Ääninen, Äänisjärvi	Russia	9894
Kuybyshev	Kuybyshevskoye Reservoir, Ку́йбышевское водохрани́лище	Russia	6450
Rybinsk	Rybinskoye Reservoir, Ры́бинское водохрани́лище	Russia	4500
Peipus	Peipsi-Pihkva järv, Чудско-Псковское озеро, Peipussee	Estonia, Russia, Latvia, Belarus	3555
Tsimlyansk	Tsimlyanskoye Reservoir, Цимля́нское водохрани́лище	Russia	2702
Saratov	Саратовское водохрани́лище	Russia	1831
Gorky	Горьковское водохрани́лище	Russia	1591
Beloye	Белое озеро	Russia	1290
Vygozero	Выгозеро, Uikujärvi	Russia	1250
Topozero	Топозеро, Tuoppajärvi	Russia	986
Ilmen	Ильмень	Russia	982 (733–2090)
Segozero	Сегозеро, Seesjärvi	Russia	906
Imandra	Имандра, Imantero	Russia	876
Pyaozero	Пяозеро, Pääjärvi	Russia	659
Kovdozero	Ковдозеро	Russia	608
Mingachevir		Azerbaijan	605
Balaton		Hungary	592
Vozhe		Russia	416
Kubenskoye	Кубенское озеро	Russia	407
Sheksninskoye		Russia	380
Scutari	Skadar Lake, Skadarsko jezero, Скадарско језеро, Liqeni i Shkodrës	Albania, Montenegro	370–530
Ohrid	Охридско Езеро, Ohridsko Ezero, Liqeni i Ohrit	Albania, Macedonia	358
Lacha	Lache, Ла́ча, Ла́че	Russia	356
Manych-Gudilo	Маныч-Гудило	Russia	344
Ivankovo	Ivankovskoye Reservoir, Ива́ньковское водохрани́лище	Russia	327
Vodlozero	Водлозеро, Vodlajärvi	Russia	322
Umbozero	Умбозеро	Russia	313–422
Võrtsjärv	Wirzsee	Estonia, Latvia	270
Syamozero	Сямозеро, Säämäjärvi, Seämärvi	Russia	265–270
Middle Kuyto	Среднее Куйто, Keski-Kuittijärvi	Russia	257
Đerdap		Serbia	253
Uglich	Uglichskoye Reservoir, У́гличское водохрани́лище	Russia	249
Keret	Кереть, Kierettijärvi	Russia	223
Nyuk	Нюк, Nuokkijärvi	Russia	214–230
Seliger	Селигер	Russia	212
Lovozero	Ловозеро, Луяввьр, Luujäuˊrr, Lujávri, Luujärvi	Russia	200
Upper Kuyto	Верхнее Куйто, Ylä-Kuittijärvi	Russia	198
Prespa	Преспанското Езеро, Μεγάλη Πρέσπα, Liqeni i Prespës	Albania, Greece, Macedonia	190
Leksozero	Лексозеро	Russia	166
Étang de Berre	estanh de Bèrra, mar de Bèrra	France	155
Elton	Эльтон	Russia	150
Yalpug	Озеро Ялпуг	Ukraine	149
Lower Kuyto	Нижнее Куйто, Ala-Kuittijärvi	Russia	141
Tisza	Kisköre Reservoir, Tisza-tó, Kiskörei-víztározó	Hungary	127
Engozero	Энгозеро	Russia	122
Kolvitskoye	Колвицкое озеро	Russia	121
Baskunchak	Баскунчак	Russia	115
Śniardwy	der Spirdingsee	Poland	114
Mamry	Mauersee	Poland	104
Koronia	Λίμνη Κορώνεια	Greece	100
Lubāns	Lubanas	Latvia	25–100

Nizhnekamsk Reservoir/Lower Kama Reservoir

Why isn't it listed? Its surface area is 1,084 km², according to its Wiki page. 176.52.33.49 (talk) 22:33, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Miss calculation of conversion

The Lake Garda is bigger than Lake Mjøsa in kilometers² but yet in Miles² it is smaller. I assume this is a conversion error but i realise it could also be based on varying sizes of lakes. Bilingual squirel (talk) 12:06, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good eyes! It's not so much a conversion error as it is a conversion and precision problem. For Garda we've entered 370 square kilometers (two places of precision) and converted it to square miles (370.00000 km² = 142.8578 mi² or so; our conversion appropriately recognizes the precision and rounds to 140, that is, two places of precision).

For Mjøsa we have entered 365 (that's three precision places) and our conversion is agreeably so precise (365.00000 km² = 140.92729 mi² or so, and we get 141, that is, three places of precision, as a result).

This could be fixed, or addressed, or maybe swept under a carpet with an appropriate footnote if only we had sources cited for ANY of these figures. But we don't so I don't know how two tweak these two lakes (or any others that exhibit the same problem). Possibly we could increase the precision of our listed areas, but that would depend entirely on our sources (which we apparently do not have), so we're stuck. Or said another way, <anguished sarcasm> it doesn't matter what we put in our table, as it's all unsourced and not verifiable from the page itself.</anguished sarcasm> Not that I'm bitter. — JohnFromPinckney (talk / edits) 18:57, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]