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Lakes in Oceania Ranked by Surface area

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Surface area. Figures can vary with water level and season. Only items Wikidata places in Oceania (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre ranks #1 with 9,300 km². That is 2 times Lake Mackay in second place (4,737 km²). The top five are Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, Lake Mackay, Lake Gairdner, Lake Frome and Lake Cowan. The median across all 46 is 160 km²; Lake Luna is last at 36 km².

#1
Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre · 9,300 km²
Median
160 km²
Coverage
46 lakes in Oceania
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Surface areaBar chart of the top 10: 1. Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre 9,300; 2. Lake Mackay 4,737; 3. Lake Gairdner 4,350; 4. Lake Frome 2,596; 5. Lake Cowan 1,600; 6. Kumpupintil Lake 1,500; 7. Lake Woods 1,298; 8. Lakes Argyle and Kununurra Ramsar Site 1,176; 9. Lake Amadeus 1,032; 10. Lake Argyle 703.Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre9,300Lake Mackay4,737Lake Gairdner4,350Lake Frome2,596Lake Cowan1,600Kumpupintil Lake1,500Lake Woods1,298Lakes Argyle and Kununu…1,176Lake Amadeus1,032Lake Argyle703
Top 10: Surface area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre 9,300; 2. Lake Mackay 4,737; 3. Lake Gairdner 4,350; 4. Lake Frome 2,596; 5. Lake Cowan 1,600; 6. Kumpupintil Lake 1,500; 7. Lake Woods 1,298; 8. Lakes Argyle and Kununurra Ramsar Site 1,176; 9. Lake Amadeus 1,032; 10. Lake Argyle 703.

Full ranking

Lakes in Oceania Ranked by Surface area
RankLakeLocationSurface area (km²)
1Kati Thanda–Lake EyreAustralia9,300
2Lake MackayAustralia4,737
3Lake GairdnerAustralia4,350
4Lake FromeAustralia2,596
5Lake CowanAustralia1,600
6Kumpupintil LakeAustralia1,500
7Lake WoodsAustralia1,298
8Lakes Argyle and Kununurra Ramsar SiteAustralia1,176
9Lake AmadeusAustralia1,032
10Lake ArgyleAustralia703
11Lake MurrayPapua New Guinea650
12Lake AlexandrinaAustralia649
13Lake Brunner / MoanaNew Zealand361
14Lake Te AnauNew Zealand344
15Lake AnneenAustralia320
16Lake CarnegieAustralia320
17Lake EppalockAustralia301.1
18Lake WakatipuNew Zealand291
19Lake GordonAustralia272
20Lake WānakaNew Zealand192
21Lake BlancheAustralia170
22Lake PukakiNew Zealand163
23Lake CallabonnaAustralia160
24Great LakeAustralia160
25Lake GeorgeAustralia150
26Lake EucumbeneAustralia145.4
27Lake ManapouriNew Zealand142
28Lake HāweaNew Zealand141
29Lake MungoAustralia130
30Arthurs LakeAustralia97
31Lake CowalAustralia92
32Lake TekapoNew Zealand87
33Lake WairarapaNew Zealand78
34Lake BenmoreNew Zealand75
35Lake UloowaranieAustralia72
36Lake HaurokoNew Zealand63
37Lake WaikaremoanaNew Zealand55.7
38Lake AlbacutyaAustralia55
39Lake KutubuPapua New Guinea49.2
40Lake ColeridgeNew Zealand47
41Moulting LagoonAustralia45.2
42Lake SorellAustralia44
43Lake King WilliamAustralia43
44Lake PoteriteriNew Zealand42.5
45Lake GoreAustralia40.2
46Lake LunaNew Zealand36

About the top 10

#6 Kumpupintil Lake

Kumpupintil Lake ranks #6 on this list with 1,500 km².

Country
Australia
Length
160 km
Elevation
325 m
Area
1,500 km²

Also ranks #98 in surface area.

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#7 Lake Woods

Lake Woods ranks #7 on this list with 1,298 km².

Country
Australia
Elevation
197 m
Area
1,298 km²

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#8 Lakes Argyle and Kununurra Ramsar Site

Lakes Argyle and Kununurra Ramsar Site ranks #8 on this list with 1,176 km².

Country
Australia
Area
1,176 km²

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#9 Lake Amadeus

Lake Amadeus ranks #9 on this list with 1,032 km².

Country
Australia
Length
145 km
Elevation
204 m
Area
1,032 km²
Maximum depth
10 m

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#10 Lake Argyle

Lake Argyle ranks #10 on this list with 703 km².

Country
Australia
Elevation
40 m
Area
703 km²

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Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).

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Source and method

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Surface area. Figures can vary with water level and season. Only items Wikidata places in Oceania (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.