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| x Lake Superior |
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Lake Superior (French: Lac Supérieur) is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S....
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| x Niagara River |
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The Niagara River flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It forms part of the border between the Province of Ontario in Canada (on the west) and New York State in the United States. There are differing theories as to the origin of the name of...
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| x Au Train Bay |
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Au Train Bay is a small bay, approximately 4 mi (6 km) across, on the southern shore of Lake Superior at 46°26′47″N 86°50′43″W / 46.44639°N 86.84528°W / 46.44639; -86.84528, along the coast of Alger County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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| x San Francisco Bay |
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge | Treasure Island |
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. Specifically...
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| Richmond-San Rafael Bridge | Yerba Buena Island | ||||
| San Mateo-Hayward Bridge | Angel Island | ||||
| Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge | Alcatraz Island | ||||
| x San Pablo Bay |
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San Pablo Bay is a tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. Most of the Bay is shallow; however, there is a deep water channel approximately in mid bay, which allows access to...
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| x Golden Gate |
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Golden Gate Bridge |
The Golden Gate is the North American strait connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Since 1937 it has been spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge. Technically, the 'gate' is defined by the headlands of the San Francisco Peninsula and the...
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| x Pacific Ocean |
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Île Riou |
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas...
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| Île aux Cochons (Pig Island) | |||||
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| x Horseshoe Falls |
The Horseshoe Falls, also known as the Canadian Falls, is a waterfall on the Niagara River, located on the Canadian side of the border with the United States. It is located between Terrapin Point on Goat Island in New York State, and Table Rock...
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| x American Falls |
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The Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is located on the U.S. side (in New York State); Luna Island separates it from the American Falls and Goat Island separates it from the Horseshoe Falls. The...
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| x Atlin Lake |
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Atlin Lake is a lake in northwestern British Columbia and is that province's largest natural lake. The northern tip of the lake is in the Yukon, as is Little Atlin Lake. However, most of the lake lies within the Atlin District of British Columbia....
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| x Indian Ocean |
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| x Java Sea |
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Java |
The Java Sea (Indonesian: Laut Jawa) is a large (320,000 km²) shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age. The Java Sea lies between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south...
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| x Adriatic Sea |
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Krk Bridge | Brač |
The Adriatic Sea ( /ˌeɪdriˈætɨk/) is a body of water separating the Apennine Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula and the Apennine Mountains from the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea,...
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| x Lake Waihola |
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Lake Waihola is a tidal freshwater lake located 15 km north of Milton in Otago, in New Zealand's South Island. Its area is some 9 square kilometres, with a maximum length of 6 kilometres.
It is the larger of a pair of existing lakes - the other...
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| x Lake Bicaz |
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The Lake Izvorul Muntelui, also known as Lake Bicaz, is the largest artificial lake on the interior waters of Romania; it was created after the completion of a dam built on the Bistriţa River. The dam is located a few kilometers north of the town of...
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| x Lake Buchanan |
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Lake Buchanan was formed by the construction of Buchanan Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority to provide a water supply for the region and to provide hydroelectric power. Buchanan Dam, a structure over 2 mi (3.2 km) in length, was completed in...
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| x Lac de Paladru |
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| x Belton Lake |
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Belton Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Leon River in the Brazos River basin, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Belton, Texas, USA. The lake extends into both Bell County and Coryell County. Belton Dam and the lake are both managed...
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| x Granvinsvatnet |
Granvinsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Granvin in Hordaland county, Norway.
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| x Feragen |
Feragen is a lake in the municipality of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the municipal center of Røros. The lake flows out into the lake Håsjøen and the Håelva river. There is a canal...
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| x Lake Balaton |
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Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations. As Hungary is landlocked (its coastline was severed after World War I), Lake Balaton is...
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| x Finnvollvatnet |
Finnvollvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Namdalseid in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 2.97-square-kilometre (1.15 sq mi) lake lies in the western part of the municipality, southwest of Sverkmoen, and only about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from...
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| x Blöndulón |
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At 57 km², Blöndulón is one of Iceland's largest lakes. It was created in 1984-1991 as a reservoir for the Blönduvirkjun power plant, and has a greatest depth of 39 m. It is situated near Kjölur highland road in the Highlands of Iceland. The hot...
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| x Fjerdvatnet |
Fjerdvatnet or Kråkmovatnet (Lule Sami: Skilggajávri) is a lake in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The European route E06 highway runs along the eastern shore of the lake. The lake lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast...
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| x Lough Corrib |
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| x Hoklingen |
Hoklingen is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 6.1-square-kilometre (2.4 sq mi) lake lies just to the east of the village of Åsen and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Skogn.
The lake Movatnet is the...
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| x Bala Lake |
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Bala Lake (Welsh: Llyn Tegid) is a large lake in Gwynedd, Wales. It was the largest natural body of water in Wales prior to the level being raised by Thomas Telford to help support the flow of the Ellesmere Canal. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) long by 1...
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| x Lake Austin |
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Pennybacker Bridge |
Lake Austin is a reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1939 by the construction of Tom Miller Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Lake Austin is one of the seven Highland Lakes...
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| x Zeller See |
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Lake Zell (German: Zeller See; Italian: Lago di Zell) is a small freshwater lake in the Austrian Alps. It takes its name from the city of Zell am See which is located on a small delta protruding into the lake. The lake is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long...
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| x Lake Engure |
Lake Engure is a lake in the western part of Latvia, in the Talsi district. It is the third largest lake in the country after Lake Lubāns and Lake Rāzna.
Lake Engure is an ancient sea lagoon, divided from the sea by a 1.5 - 2.5 km wide sand bar with...
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| x Keuka Lake |
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Keuka Lake is an unusual member of the U.S. state of New York's Finger Lakes because it is Y-shaped, instead of long and narrow. Because of its shape, it was referred to in the past as Crooked Lake. Keuka (pronounced: kyoo-kuh, IPA: /ˈkjuːkə/) means...
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| x Formarinsee |
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Formarinesee is a lake in the Austrian Alps. It lies in the Bundesland of Vorarlberg and is the source of the River Lech.
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| x Caspian Sea |
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The Caspian Sea (Azerbaijani: Xəzər dənizi, Persian: دریای مازندران /دریای خزر, Russian: Каспийское море, Kazakh: Каспий теңізі, Turkmen: Hazar deňizi) is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's...
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| x Sálganjávri |
Sálganjávri is a lake in the municipality of Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Finnmark county, Norway.
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| x Nakaumi |
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Nakaumi (中海) is a brackish lake located between Tottori and Shimane prefectures in Japan. The lake is enclosed by the Shimane Peninsula to the north and Yumigahama Peninsula to the east. It is the fifth largest lake in surface area in Japan.
Nakaumi...
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| x Sefrivatnet |
Sefrivatnet (Southern Sami: Sohkerde) is a lake that lies in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. The 2.36-square-kilometre (0.91 sq mi) lake lies between the lakes Majavatnet and Storsvenningvatnet. The European route E06 highway...
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| x Buckingham Lake |
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Buckingham Lake, commonly referred to as Buckingham Pond or Rafts Pond, is a body of water located in a residential area of Albany, New York. It has a surface area of 5 acres (20,000 m) and a mean depth of three feet. The lake is adjacent to...
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| x Smallwood Reservoir |
The Smallwood Reservoir is a large reservoir located in the western part of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The reservoir is the source of the Churchill River. Unlike other reservoirs, water is contained not by a...
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| x Lake Diatas |
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| x Lesjaskogsvatnet |
Lesjaskogsvatnet (literally the Lesja woods lake) is a lake which serves as the headwaters for Gudbrandsdalslågen (literally the Gudbrands valley water course). Gudbrandsdalslågen flows through the Gudbrandsdal valley bottom, ending in lake Mjøsa....
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| x Sigöldulón |
The lake Sigöldulón is a reservoir in Iceland, also known as Krókslón. Situated in the south of the country, not far from Landmannalaugar, it is one of the country's 20 largest lakes at 14 km².
Both the lake and the nearby power station ...
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| x Lake Rotoaira |
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| x Harker Park Lake |
Harker Park Lake is located on the northwest face of Burro Mountain in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States. It is 7.6 km (4.7 mi) south of the very small town of Buford, Colorado, and 200 km (120 mi) west of the city of Boulder. The lake is...
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| x Kluane Lake |
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Kluane Lake is located in the southwest area of the Yukon. At approximately 400 km (150 sq mi), and 70 km (43 mi) long, it is the largest lake contained entirely within the territorial border.
Kluane Lake is fed by the A'ay Chu, which is composed of...
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| x Lake of Zug |
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| x Fretheimsdalsvatnet |
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Fretheimsdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 3.88-square-kilometre (1.50 sq mi) lake is located at an elevation of 929 metres (3,048 ft) above sea level. Fretheimsdalsvatnet is located at the...
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| x Sarsang reservoir |
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The Sarsang reservoir is a large lake located de-jure in Tartar Rayon of Azerbaijan and de-facto in Martakert Province of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, formed by a hydroelectric dam. It is one of Azerbaijan's 61 water reservoirs, however Azerbaijan...
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| x Lake Turkana |
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Lake Turkana ( /tɜrˈkɑːnə/ or /tɜrˈkænə/), formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake....
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| x Makkvatnet |
Makkvatnet is a lake that lies on the border of the municipalities of Steigen and Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The 3.02-square-kilometre (1.17 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the European route E06 highway in Hamarøy.
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| x Lake Travis |
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Lake Travis is a reservoir on the Colorado River in central Texas in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1942 by the construction of Mansfield Dam on the western edge of Austin, Texas by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Lake Travis has...
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| x Brady Creek Reservoir |
Brady Creek Reservoir is a reservoir on Brady Creek in McCulloch County, Texas in the United States. The lake is just west of downtown Brady, Texas. The dam and lake are managed by the City of Brady. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1963....
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| x Chiemsee |
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Schalch |
Chiemsee (German pronunciation: [ˈkiːmzeː]) is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, between Rosenheim, Germany, and Salzburg, Austria. It is often called the Bavarian Sea. The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake; the river Alz, out...
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| x Emhjellevatnet |
Emhjellevatnet (also known as Storfjorden) is a lake in Hyen area of the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 11.39-square-kilometre (4.40 sq mi) lake is located in the western part of the municipality near the border with...
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| x Longerakvatnet | |||||
| x Kasmere Lake |
Kasmere Lake is a lake in the north-west corner of Manitoba near the provincial border with the Northwest Territories, Canada.
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| x Gopło |
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Gopło [ˈɡɔpwɔ] is a lake in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland, near the city of Gniezno. It gives its name to the protected area called Gopło Landscape Park.
In early Middle Ages, the shores of Lake Gopło were home to a West...
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| x Skaneateles Lake |
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