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... LAKE TOWADA , on the border of Aomori and Akita prefectures , Hon- shu , Japan . Located in the northern extremity of the mountains known as the Ōu - sammyaku , the lake occupies a volcanic crater . It is 27 mi ( 44 km ) in ...
... LAKE TOWADA , on the border of Aomori and Akita prefectures , Hon- shu , Japan . Located in the northern extremity of the mountains known as the Ōu - sammyaku , the lake occupies a volcanic crater . It is 27 mi ( 44 km ) in ...
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... Lake , also called VICTORIA NYAN- ZA , largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile , lying mainly in Tanzania and Ugan- da , but bordering on Kenya . The search for the source of the Nile led to the discovery of the lake by ...
... Lake , also called VICTORIA NYAN- ZA , largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile , lying mainly in Tanzania and Ugan- da , but bordering on Kenya . The search for the source of the Nile led to the discovery of the lake by ...
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... Lake Onega , whence the White Sea - Baltic Water- way ( q.v. ) gives deepwater connection to Len- ingrad on the Baltic and Belomorsk on the White Sea . The total length from Lake Onega to Cherepovets is 229 mi ( 368 km ) . The sys- tem ...
... Lake Onega , whence the White Sea - Baltic Water- way ( q.v. ) gives deepwater connection to Len- ingrad on the Baltic and Belomorsk on the White Sea . The total length from Lake Onega to Cherepovets is 229 mi ( 368 km ) . The sys- tem ...
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