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(Encyclopedia) bloodstone or heliotrope, green chalcedony spotted with red, used as a gem stone. It is found in India, the United States, Brazil, and Australia.Brulé, Étienne
(Encyclopedia) Brulé, ÉtienneBrulé, Étienneātyĕnˈ brülāˈ [key], c.1592–1632, French explorer in North America. He arrived (1608) in the New World with Samuel de Champlain, who sent him (1610) into…Mobutu Sese Seko, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Mobutu Sese Seko, Lake: see Albert, Lake.Eyre, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Eyre, Lake: see Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre.Walensee
(Encyclopedia) Walensee, lake, Switzerland: see Wallenstadt, Lake of.Atlin Lake
(Encyclopedia) Atlin LakeAtlin Lakeătˈlĭn [key], long, irregular mountain lake, c.300 sq mi (780 sq km), NW British Columbia, Canada, touching the Yukon boundary. It is the source of the Yukon River…Nipigon, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Nipigon, LakeNipigon, Lakenĭpˈĭgŏn [key], c.1,870 sq mi (4,840 sq km), central Ont., Canada. It has many islands. Its outlet, the Nipigon River (40 mi/64 km long) flows south, past the…Keuka Lake
(Encyclopedia) Keuka LakeKeuka Lakeky&oomacr;ˈkə [key], 18 mi (29 km) long and .5 to 2 mi (.8–3 km) wide, W central N.Y., one of the Finger Lakes; drains NE into Seneca Lake. Penn Yan at its…Louise, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Louise, Lake, 11&fslsh;2 mi (2.4 km) long, alt. 5,680 ft (1,731 m), SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., in Banff National Park. Noted for its scenic beauty, it is surrounded by…Sarez, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Sarez, Lake, 37 mi (60 km) long, on the Murgab River, E central Tajikistan, in the Pamir 80 mi (129 km) NE of Khorugh. Sarez was formed (1911) when an earthquake caused a landslide…Trending
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