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- [5 bodies of water saltier than the ocean](https://www.argo.net/5-bodies-of-water-saltier-than-the-ocean/index.html.md): 2026-07-24 - A 2017 chemical analysis reported 43.3 percent total dissolved solids in water from Gaet'ale Pond in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression. That figure sits far above the roughly 3.5 percent...
- [10 US states with the most lakes](https://www.argo.net/10-us-states-with-the-most-lakes/index.html.md): 2026-07-24 - The United States holds an astonishing range of lakes, from tundra basins in Alaska to warm, shallow water in Florida. This ranking highlights ten states whose published totals...
- [10 largest man-made lakes in Canada](https://www.argo.net/10-largest-man-made-lakes-in-canada/index.html.md): 2026-07-24 - From orbit, several of Canada's biggest reservoirs can look like natural inland seas. Their long shorelines and branching bays hide a more recent story. Dams, dikes and diversions...
- [10 largest lakes in Europe](https://www.argo.net/10-largest-lakes-in-europe/index.html.md): 2026-07-24 - Europe's biggest inland waters gather across a broad northern arc, where ice sheets once pressed into the land and major rivers later became routes for dams. The scale...
- [How much plastic is in the ocean?](https://www.argo.net/how-much-plastic-is-in-the-ocean/index.html.md): 2026-07-24 - Plastic pollution reaches far beyond a bottle floating near shore. Pieces drift across open water, settle into seafloor mud, wash onto beaches and break into fragments smaller than...
- [Countries with the longest coastlines: why rankings differ](https://www.argo.net/countries-with-the-longest-coastlines-why-rankings-differ/index.html.md): 2026-07-22 - A World Bank report presents one country table for coastline length and credits The World Factbook for its figures. Using that single Factbook-cited table keeps the full top-ten...
- [Earth’s five oceans ranked by size](https://www.argo.net/earths-five-oceans-ranked-by-size/index.html.md): 2026-07-22 - The NOAA Ocean Service describes one connected body of seawater divided into five named ocean basins. The Pacific comes first and the Arctic comes last. The Atlantic, Indian...
- [10 largest lakes in North America, ranked by surface area](https://www.argo.net/10-largest-lakes-in-north-america-ranked-by-surface-area/index.html.md): 2026-07-21 - Environment Canada tracks a striking concentration of enormous lakes across North America. Several stretch beyond the horizon like inland seas. Together, they store water, shape weather, support wildlife...
- [Ten of Asia’s largest lakes, from the Caspian Sea to Lake Van](https://www.argo.net/ten-of-asias-largest-lakes-from-the-caspian-sea-to-lake-van/index.html.md): 2026-07-20 - At about 386,400 square kilometers, the Caspian Sea covers more surface than the other nine lakes in this selection combined. Asia's largest inland waters extend from Arctic tundra...
- [The 10 largest freshwater lakes in the world](https://www.argo.net/the-10-largest-freshwater-lakes-in-the-world/index.html.md): 2026-07-14 - The HydroSHEDS HydroLAKES database reveals the extraordinary scale of Earth's inland waters. Its global inventory maps about 1.4 million lakes and reservoirs. It also provides a consistent scientific...