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Regillus, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Regillus, Lake rĭjĭlˈəs [key], in ancient Latium, SE of Rome, possibly near Frascati. Traditionally it was the scene of a battle (499 or 496 b.c.) by which Rome gained supremacy in Latium. ...

Taal, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Taal, Lake tä–älˈ [key], 103 sq mi (267 sq km), SW Luzon, the Philippines, 40 mi (65 km) S of Manila. One of the most picturesque places in the country, the lake lies within a caldera formed by e...

Tahoe, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Tahoe, Lake täˈhō, tāˈ– [key], 193 sq mi (500 sq km), on the Calif.-Nev. line. It occupies a basin in the Sierra Nevada and is drained by the Truckee River. Lying 6,228 ft (1,898 m) above sea l...

Tanganyika, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Tanganyika, Lake, second largest lake of Africa, c.12,700 sq mi (32,890 sq km), E central Africa on the borders of Tanzania, Congo (Kinshasa), Zambia, and Burundi. It is c.420 mi (680 km) long and up ...

Taupo, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Taupo, Lake touˈpō [key], largest lake of New Zealand, 234 sq mi (606 sq km) and 552 ft (168 m) deep, in central North Island. Originally fed by over 20 streams, the lake is drained by the Waikato R...

Temiscaming, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Temiscaming, Lake, Fr. Témiscamingue, an expansion of the Ottawa River, 121 sq mi (313 sq km), SW Que., Canada, extending 62 mi (100 km) SE from New Liskeard to Temiscaming. The surrounding area is r...

Teslin Lake

(Encyclopedia)Teslin Lake tĕsˈlĭn, tĕz– [key], narrow lake, 80 mi (129 km) long, NW British Columbia and S Yukon, Canada, SE of Whitehorse. It receives the Nisutlin River and is drained by the Teslin River, o...

Texcoco, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Texcoco, Lake: see Mexico, city; Tenochtitlán. ...

Texoma, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Texoma, Lake: see Denison Dam.

Van, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Van, Lake vän [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 outlet; the city of Van ...