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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…Eyre, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Eyre, Lake: see Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre.Mobutu Sese Seko, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Mobutu Sese Seko, Lake: see Albert, Lake.Walensee
(Encyclopedia) Walensee, lake, Switzerland: see Wallenstadt, Lake of.Pitch Lake
(Encyclopedia) Pitch Lake, pool of pitch (asphalt), c.114 acres (46 hectares), SW Trinidad island, Trinidad and Tobago, near La Brea. The lake is believed to be formed and supplied by the seepage of…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…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…Elliott, Jesse Duncan
(Encyclopedia) Elliott, Jesse Duncan, 1782–1845, American naval officer, b. Hagerstown, Md. In the War of 1812, he helped capture two British vessels on Lake Erie and was made commander of the lake.…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…Trending
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