Lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. [1] Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions. [2] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams.
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A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. [1] Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions. [2] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. |
| 2017 |
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A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. [1] Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions. [2] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. |
| 2016 |
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A lake is an area of variable size filled with water, localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. [1] Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions. [2] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. |
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| 2015 |
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A lake is an area of variable size filled with water, localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. [1] Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean (except for sea lochs in Scotland and Ireland), and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions. [2] [3] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. |
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| 2014 |
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A lake is an area, (prototypically filled with water, also of variable size), localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds . [1] [2] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. |
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| 2013 |
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A lake is a body of relatively still water of considerable size, localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land apart from a river, stream, or other form of moving water that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are larger and deeper than ponds . [1] [2] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. |
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| 2012 |
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A lake is a body of relatively still water of considerable size, localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land apart from a river, stream, or other form of moving water that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are larger and deeper than ponds . [1] [2] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. |
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| 2011 |
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A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are larger and deeper than ponds . [1] [2] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. |
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| 2010 |
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A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean , and are larger and deeper than ponds . [1] [2] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. |
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| 2009 |
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Template:FixHTML A lake (from Latin laus ) is a terrain feature (or physical feature ), a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin (another type of landform or terrain feature; that is, it is not global) and moves slowly if it moves at all. Another definition is, a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land. On Earth, a body of water is considered a lake when it is inland, not part of the ocean , is larger and deeper than a pond , and is fed by a river. [2] [3] The only world other than Earth known to harbor lakes is Titan , Saturn's largest moon, which has lakes of ethane , most likely mixed with methane . It is not known if Titan's lakes are fed by rivers, though Titan's surface is carved by numerous river beds. |
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| 2008 |
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Template:FixHTML A lake (from Latin lacus ) is a terrain feature (or physical feature ), a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin (another type of landform or terrain feature; that is, it is not global) and moves slowly if it moves at all. On Earth, a body of water is considered a lake when it is inland, not part of the ocean , is larger and deeper than a pond , and is fed by a river. [1] [2] The only world other than Earth known to harbor lakes is Titan , Saturn's largest moon, which has lakes of ethane , most likely mixed with methane . It is not known if Titan's lakes are fed by rivers, though Titan's surface is carved by numerous river beds. |
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| 2007 |
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A lake (from Latin lacus ) is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. The vast majority of lakes on Earth are fresh water , and most lie in the Northern Hemisphere at higher latitudes . In ecology the environment of a lake is referred to as lacustrine . Large lakes are occasionally referred to as "inland seas ", and small seas are occasionally referred to as lakes. Smaller lakes tend to put the word "lake" after the name, as in Green Lake , while larger lakes often invert the word order, as in Lake Ontario , at least in North America. In some places, the word "lake" does not correctly appear in the name at all (e.g., Windermere in Cumbria ). |
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A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size surrounded entirely by land. A vast majority of lakes on Earth are fresh water , and most lie in the Northern Hemisphere at higher latitudes . In ecology the environment of a lake is referred to as lacustrine . Large lakes are occasionally referred to as "inland seas " and small seas are occasionally referred to as lakes. Smaller lakes tend to put the word "lake" after the name, as in Green Lake , while larger lakes often invert the word order, as in Lake Ontario , at least in North America. |
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| 2005 |
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A Lake is a body of water surrounded by land. The majority of lakes are fresh water , and most lie in the northern hemisphere at higher latitudes . Large lakes are sometimes referred to as "inland seas " and small seas are sometimes referred to as lakes. |
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| 2004 |
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A lake is a large body of water, usually fresh water , surrounded by land. Large lakes are sometimes referred to as "inland seas " and small seas are sometimes referred to as lakes. For examples (of saline lakes): the Great Salt Lake , and the Dead Sea . The largest "lake" in the world is the Caspian Sea , and the deepest is Lake Baikal in Siberia . The term lake is also used to describe a feature such as Lake Eyre , which is dry most of the time but becomes filled under seasonal conditions of heavy rainfall. |
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Large lakes are sometimes referred to as "inland seas " and small seas are sometimes referred to as lakes. For examples (of saline lakes): the Great Salt Lake , but the Dead Sea . The largest "lake" in the world is the Caspian Sea , and the deepest is Lake Baikal in Siberia . The term lake is also used to describe a feature such as Lake Eyre which is dry most of the time but become filled under seasonal conditions of heavy rainfall. |
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A lake is a large body of water , surrounded by land, and not directly connected to the ocean . Most lakes contain fresh water, but some that do not have outflowing rivers contain salt water, such as the Dead Sea and the Great Salt Lake . The largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea , and the deepest is Lake Baikal in Siberia . The term lake is also used to describe bodies such as Lake Eyre which are dry most of the time but become filled under seasonal conditions of heavy rain. |
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A lake is a large body of water , surrounded by land, and not directly connected to the ocean . Most lakes have fresh water, but some that do not have outflowing rivers have salt water, such as the Dead Sea and the Great Salt Lake . The largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea , the deepest is Lake Baikal in Siberia . The term lake is also used to describe bodies such as Lake Eyre which are dry most of the time but become filled under seasonal conditions of heavy rain. |