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Nipissing, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Nipissing, Lake nĭpˈĭsĭng [key], c.350 sq mi (910 sq km), S Ont., Canada, between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. It extends west from the city of North Bay and is drained SW by the French Rive...Temiscaming, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Temiscaming, Lake, Fr. Témiscamingue, an expansion of the Ottawa River, 121 sq mi (313 sq km), SW Que., Canada, extending 62 mi (100 km) SE from New Liskeard to Temiscaming. The surrounding area is r...Buttle Lake
(Encyclopedia)Buttle Lake, 11 sq mi (28 sq km), central Vancouver Island, SW British Columbia, Canada. It is the site of major zinc and copper deposits. ...Watson Lake
(Encyclopedia)Watson Lake, village (1991 pop. 912), SE Yukon, Canada, near the Liard River and the British Columbia border. It is a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Post, with an airfield and a radio station, located ...Volta, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Volta, Lake, Ghana: see Volta, river. ...Tiberias, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Tiberias, Lake: see Galilee, Sea of. ...Texcoco, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Texcoco, Lake: see Mexico, city; Tenochtitlán. ...Texoma, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Texoma, Lake: see Denison Dam.Canandaigua Lake
(Encyclopedia)Canandaigua Lake: see Finger Lakes. ...Candlewood Lake
(Encyclopedia)Candlewood Lake, 8.4 sq mi (21.8 sq km), W Conn. It is formed behind a power dam S of the Rocky River's junction with the Housatonic River. Along its 65-mi (105-km) shoreline are tourist resorts and r...Browse by Subject
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