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| - | '''[[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). 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. | + | [[Image:Lake Louise Canada.jpg|thumb|300px|'''[[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).]] |
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| + | '''[[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). | ||
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| + | Another definition is a body of fresh or '''[[salt water]]''' of considerable size that is surrounded by land. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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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).
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.
Reference
- Wikipedia see Lake [1]
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