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Lake Charles
(Encyclopedia)Lake Charles, city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and natural gas region. Th...Lake District
(Encyclopedia)Lake District, region of mountains and lakes, c.30 mi (50 km) in diameter, Cumbria, NW England. It includes the Cumbrian Mts. and part of the Furness peninsula. The district comprises 15 lakes, among ...Menzaleh, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Menzaleh, Lake, Egypt: see Manzala. ...Minnetonka, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Minnetonka, Lake: see Minnehaha Falls. ...Texoma, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Texoma, Lake: see Denison Dam.Karun, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Karun, Lake, Egypt: see Moeris.Sistan Lake
(Encyclopedia)Sistan Lake: see Hamun-i-Helmand. ...Canandaigua Lake
(Encyclopedia)Canandaigua Lake: see Finger Lakes. ...Kootenay Lake
(Encyclopedia)Kootenay Lake, Canada: see Kootenai, river. ...Tiberias, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Tiberias, Lake: see Galilee, Sea of. ...Browse by Subject
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