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Galilee, Sea of
(Encyclopedia) Galilee, Sea of,&sp;Lake TiberiasGalilee, Sea of,tībĭrˈēəs [key], or Lake KinneretGalilee, Sea of,kĭnˈərĕtˌ [key], lake, 64 sq mi (166 sq km), 14 mi (23 km) long, and 3 to 7 mi (4.…Rainy Lake
(Encyclopedia) Rainy Lake, c.345 sq mi (890 sq km), on the U.S.-Canada border in N Minn. and W Ont. The lake, irregular in shape and dotted with islands, is located in rough woodlands. Its outlet,…Placid, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Placid, Lake, 4 mi (6 km) long and c.1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide, NE N.Y., in the Adirondack Mts., near Mt. Marcy. The lake, with Lake Placid village at the southern end, is a noted winter-…Mweru, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Mweru, LakeMweru, Lakemwāˈr&oomacr; [key], c.70 mi (110 km) long and 30 mi (50 km) wide, alt. c.3,000 ft (910 m), central Africa, on the Congo-Zambia border. It is drained to the…Matapedia, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Matapedia, LakeMatapedia, Lakemătəpēˈdēə [key], 14 mi (23 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, E Que., Canada, at the base of the Gaspé Peninsula and S of Matane. It is drained southward…Dubawnt
(Encyclopedia) DubawntDubawntd&oobreve;bôntˈ [key], river, 580 mi (933 km) long, rising in Wholdaia Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada, and flowing NE to Dubawnt Lake (c.1,600 sq mi/4,140 sq km)…Dubawnt Lake
(Encyclopedia) Dubawnt LakeDubawnt Laked&oobreve;bôntˈ [key], one of the largest lakes of Canada, c.1,600 sq mi (4,140 sq km), in S Nunavut Territory. The Dubawnt River flows through it. Located…Wallowa Lake
(Encyclopedia) Wallowa LakeWallowa Lakewəlouˈə [key], c.3 mi (4.8 km) long, NE Oreg., at the foot of the Wallowa Mts. An irrigation reservoir, it is drained by the Wallowa River NW to the Grande…Truckee
(Encyclopedia) TruckeeTruckeetrŭkˈē [key], river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in Lake Tahoe on the Calif.-Nev. line and flowing NE to Pyramid Lake, W Nev. Lake Tahoe Dam of the Newlands project is…Brewer's: Dame du Lac
A fay, named Vivienne, who plunged with the infant Lancelot into a lake. This lake was a kind of mirage, concealing the demesnes of the lady “en la marche de la petite Bretaigne.” (See…Trending
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