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    Lake Baikail

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    Lake Baikal is the largest fresh water lake and the deepest lake on the planet. This lake is located in the south-eastern part of Siberia. To the Russians Lake Baikal is spelled Ozero Bayka. Baikal is is a word from the Turk language. The meaning behind the name of the lake is wealthy lake. The word “bai” means “wealthy” and “kul” means “lake”. This lake is one of the most beautiful places in the world; it is home to 1‚085 species of plants and 1‚550 different species. Baikal is very old roughly

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    lake district

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    LAKE DISTRICT Source: (Google maps) PRESENTER: MJ WONG History of Lake District: * Lake District is famous for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and Lake Poets. * Historically‚ Lake District shared by the counties of Cumberland‚ Westmorland and Lancashire. Location: * Lake District is located in north west England‚ it lies entirely within the modern country of Cumbria. ATTRACTIONS: 1) NATIONAL PARK 2) BLACKWELL: THE ARTS

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    Lake District

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    The English Lake District The Lake District used to be regarded as a remote region in north-west England but modern transport developments mean that it is easily accessible from the main centres of population. * About 12 million people visit the Lake District every year making it the second busiest of the national parks. * 90% of visitors come by car. * The main attraction is the scenery and landscape. Other attractions are the clean air‚ peace and quiet and good walking. * 10 million

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    Lake Vostok

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    Biology 1C March 3‚ 2011 Extreme Environment of Lake Vostok in Antarctica Throughout the earth‚ there are so many places that are so extreme that we thought that no living things could adapt to the environment. Interestingly‚ there are some organisms that can inhabit in extreme environments‚ and they are extremeophiles‚ which are microbes that can thrive and adapt under extreme conditions. There are many types of extreme environment‚ such as extremely cold or hot‚ too acidic‚ lacking of

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    CROW LAKE ESSAY Every story‚ every novel and‚ in fact‚ every great literary work‚ shares one thing in common: a setting. These vivid compositions are exquisitely weaved around a place‚ time and social circumstance. The element of setting is used to create a specific atmosphere‚ and thus‚ helping to establish a desired mood. It provides valuable insight into the fundamental background of any storyline. In addition‚ the setting acts as a profound influence on plot progression and character

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    lake kivu

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    LAKE KIVU Lake Kivu is a lake located on western coast of Rwanda‚ and it is a boundary that separates Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. Kivu is a very beautiful and important place for Rwanda as it is the source of revenue and an entertainment for many people. Lake Kivu facilitates transport between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo and is also a transport medium between western districts. Sailing in Kivu is wonderful as Kivu is surrounded by mountains and beautiful forests. Peaceful

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    Drainage: • The term “drainage” describes the river system of an area. • The area drained by a single river system is called a “drainage basin” or river basin. • Any higher ground‚ such as mountain or upland separates two adjoining drainage basins. Such upland is known as a water divide or a watershed. • Depending upon the relief‚ geological structure and climatic conditions of the area‚ the streams form different patterns. Drainage Pattern: • Drainage of an area is concerned with the study

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    Rara lake

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    Five-star hotel planned on the western bank of Rara MUGU‚ SEP 04 - A modern five-star hotel has been proposed on the western bank area of Rara Lake‚ Mugu. Rara Project Private Limited‚ the company that wants to invest in the hotel‚ has started a fresh environmental impact study to this effect. The company has proposed to build the hotel at Upper Milichour in Rara National Park (RNP) investing Rs 4 billion. On Sunday‚ Rara Project held a meeting regarding the environmental impact with the officials

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    rid of them. Invasive species in the great lakes consist of Asian carp‚ Zebra mussels‚ and‚ lamprey. Asian carp are native to eastern Africa they also can grow up to 5 feet long and weigh up to 100 pounds! Zebra mussels are native to Ponto Caspian Sea and are only finger nail sized! The lamprey is native to the North Atlantic Ocean and can grow up to 2 feet long! Invasive species can end up somewhere on their own or be put there by someone. The great lakes are filled with all three of these invasive

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    Introduction: The eleven Finger Lakes were created from ancient rivers that originated from Canada that flowed across the western part of New York. A wide chain of comparatively fragile rocks lay east and west where the Ontario and Mohawk valleys are now. The tributaries from Canada “cut down faster and captured‚ or ‘beheaded‚’ the rocks” because they were much more fragile. This erosion developed the depressions that initiated the Ontario and Mohawk valleys (Fairchild‚ 165). When the last glacier

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