The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropaedia (10 v.)Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Lake , most northwesterly and largest of the five Great Lakes of North America and one of the world's largest bodies of fresh water . Bounded on the east and north by Ontario ( Canada ) , on the west by Min- nesota , and on the south by ...
... Lake , most northwesterly and largest of the five Great Lakes of North America and one of the world's largest bodies of fresh water . Bounded on the east and north by Ontario ( Canada ) , on the west by Min- nesota , and on the south by ...
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... lake's 60 afflu- ents . Lake Tana where it is dammed by a lava barrier to form Tisisat Falls , Ethiopia RP Livingston The lake was known to the ancient Greeks as Pseboa or Koloe . Its medieval monasteries , on Dak and Daga islands ...
... lake's 60 afflu- ents . Lake Tana where it is dammed by a lava barrier to form Tisisat Falls , Ethiopia RP Livingston The lake was known to the ancient Greeks as Pseboa or Koloe . Its medieval monasteries , on Dak and Daga islands ...
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... lake , any lake formed by uplifting or downwarping of the Earth's crust . Tectonic lakes may be caused by gentle crustal move- ments , as the Caspian Sea and Lake Victoria ( East Africa ) ; by folding , as Lake Titicaca ( Bolivia ) and ...
... lake , any lake formed by uplifting or downwarping of the Earth's crust . Tectonic lakes may be caused by gentle crustal move- ments , as the Caspian Sea and Lake Victoria ( East Africa ) ; by folding , as Lake Titicaca ( Bolivia ) and ...
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