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Victoria Nile
(Encyclopedia) Victoria Nile, river, section of the White Nile, c.260 mi (420 km) long, central Uganda, E central Africa. It drains from the northern end of Lake Victoria (see Victoria, Lake) at…Poyang
(Encyclopedia) Poyang or P'o-yangP'o-yangboth: pô-yäng [key], shallow lake, c.1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km), N Jiangxi prov., SE China; one of China's largest lakes. It serves as a natural overflow…Como, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Como, LakeComo, Lakekōˈmō [key], Ital. Lago di Como or Lario, c.56 sq mi (145 sq km), 30 mi (48 km) long and from 1&fslsh;2 to 21&fslsh;2 mi (0.8–4 km) wide, in Lombardy, N…Moeris
(Encyclopedia) MoerisMoerismērˈĭs [key], ancient name of Lake Karun (Arab. Birket Qarun), c.90 sq mi (230 sq km), NE Egypt, in El Faiyum. The size of the lake is much reduced from that described by…Kivu, lake, Congo and Rwanda
(Encyclopedia) Kivu, lake, 1,042 sq mi (2,699 sq km), 55 mi (89 km) long, on the Congo-Rwanda border, E central Africa; highest lake in Africa (4,788 ft/1,459 m). It is drained by the Ruzizi River,…Chuzenji
(Encyclopedia) ChuzenjiChuzenjich&oomacr;zānˈjē [key], mountain lake, c.5 sq mi (13 sq km), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, in Nikko National Park. The lake is famed for its beauty.…Moosehead Lake
(Encyclopedia) Moosehead Lake, 35 mi (56 km) long, from 2 to 10 mi (3.2–16.1 km) wide, with an area of 120 sq mi (311 sq km), W Maine, N of Augusta. It is the largest lake in Maine and has an…Bakhtegan
(Encyclopedia) BakhteganBakhteganbäkhtĕgänˈ [key], salt lake, c.60 mi (100 km) long, in the Zagros Mts., S Iran; fed by the Kor River. The town of Neyriz was once on its shores, but because of the…Ngami, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Ngami, LakeNgami, Lakeəng-gäˈmē, ng– [key], reedy marsh, c.40 mi (64 km) long and from 4 to 8 mi (6.4–12.9 km) wide, NW Botswana. During the Pleistocene epoch, the lake covered an…Van, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Van, LakeVan, Lakevän [key], 1,453 sq mi (3,763 sq km), largest lake in Turkey, in E Turkey 65 mi (105 km) SW of Mt. Ararat. Some 75 mi (120 km) long, the lake is alkaline and has no…Trending
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