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A body of water is any geographical feature composed of liquid water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, bays, straits, inlets, etc.
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| x Lake Superior |
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Lake |
Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, United States, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in...
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| x Niagara River |
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Location | Peace Bridge |
The Niagara River flows to the north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It serves as part of the border between the Province of Ontario in Canada and New York State in the United States. There are differing theories as to the origin of the name of the...
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| River | International Railway Bridge | |||
| South Grand Island Bridge | ||||
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| Michigan Central Railway Bridge | ||||
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| x Au Train Bay |
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Bay |
Au Train Bay is a small bay, approximately 4 mi (6 km) across, on the southern shore of Lake Superior, along the coast of Alger County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The town of Au Train sits along the middle of the south shore of the bay.
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| x San Francisco Bay |
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Bay | Golden Gate Bridge |
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. Technically,...
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| Location | San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge | |||
| Appellation | Dumbarton Bridge | |||
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| San Mateo-Hayward Bridge | ||||
| x San Pablo Bay |
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San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. It receives the waters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, via Suisun Bay and the Carquinez Strait on...
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| x Golden Gate |
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Strait | Golden Gate Bridge |
The Golden Gate is the North American strait connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Since 1937 it has been spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge. Technically, the 'gate' is defined by the headlands of the San Francisco Peninsula and the...
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| x Pacific Ocean |
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. It extends from the Arctic in the north to...
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| x Horseshoe Falls | Waterfall |
The Horseshoe Falls, also known as the Canadian Falls, is a waterfall on the Niagara River, located on the Canadian side of the border with the United States. It is located between Terrapin Point on Goat Island in New York State, and Table Rock...
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| x American Falls |
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The American Falls is one of three waterfalls that together are known as Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada-U.S. border. Unlike the much larger Horseshoe Falls, which lies almost completely in Canada, the American Falls is...
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| x Bridal Veil Falls |
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The Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is located on the U.S. side (in New York State) between Luna Island and Goat Island. The Bridal Veil Falls faces to the northwest and has a crest 56 feet ...
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| x Atlin Lake |
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Lake |
Atlin Lake is a lake in northwestern British Columbia and is that province's largest natural lake. The northern tip of the lake is in the Yukon, as is Little Atlin Lake. However, most of the lake lies within the Stikine Region of British Columbia....
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| x Indian Ocean |
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The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, after which it is named); on the west by Africa;...
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| x Java Sea |
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The Java Sea (Indonesian: Laut Jawa) is a large (310,000 km²) shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age. The Java Sea lies between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south...
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| x Adriatic Sea |
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Location | Krk Bridge |
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea.
The...
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| x Lake Waihola |
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Lake |
Lake Waihola is a tidal freshwater lake located 15 km north of Milton in Otago, in New Zealand's South Island. Its area is some 9 square kilometres, with a maximum length of 6 kilometres.
It is the larger of a pair of lakes - the other being Lake...
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| x Lake Bicaz |
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Lake |
The Lake Izvorul Muntelui, also known as Lake Bicaz is the biggest artificial lake on the interior waters of Romania; it was created after the completion of a dam built on the Bistriţa River. The dam is located a few kilometers north of the town of...
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| x Lake Buchanan |
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Lake |
Lake Buchanan was formed by the construction of Buchanan Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority to provide a water supply for the region and to provide hydroelectric power. Buchanan Dam, a structure over 2 mi (3.2 km) in length, was completed in...
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| x Lac de Paladru |
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Lake |
Lake Paladru (Lac de Paladru) is a small lake located in the Isère département, near Charavines, in France.
The lake was formed by the glacier of the Rhône. It is 6 km long and 1.2 km wide when full. Maximum depth: 33m.
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| x Belton Lake |
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Lake |
Belton Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Leon River in the Brazos River basin, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Belton, Texas, USA. The lake extends into both Bell County and Coryell County. Belton Dam and the lake are both managed...
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| x Granvinsvatnet | Lake |
Granvinsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Granvin in Hordaland county, Norway.
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| x Feragen | Lake |
Feragen is a lake in the municipality of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway.
Feragen is also the name of a small village situated at the northern end of the lake.
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| x Lake Balaton |
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Lake |
Lake Balaton, located in Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the foremost regional tourist destinations. Due to Hungary being landlocked, it is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea". The Zala River provides the...
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| x Finnvollvatnet | Lake |
Finnvollvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Namdalseid in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.
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| x Andorsjøen | Lake |
Andorsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Snåsa in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.
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| x Blöndulón |
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At 57 km², Blöndulón is one of Iceland's largest lakes. It was created in 1984-1991 as a reservoir for the Blönduvirkjun power plant, and has a greatest depth of 39 m. It is situated near Kjölur highland road in the Highlands of Iceland. The hot...
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| x Fjerdvatnet | Lake |
Fjerdvatnet is a Norwegian lake that lies in Hamarøy municipality in Nordland.
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| x Lough Corrib |
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Lake |
Lough Corrib (Loch Coirib in Irish) is a lake in the west of Republic of Ireland. The River Corrib/Galway river connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the largest loch in the Republic of Ireland and the second largest in Ireland (after Lough...
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| x Hoklingen |
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Lake |
Hoklingen is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.
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| x Bala Lake |
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Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid in Welsh), in Gwynedd, was the largest natural body of water in Wales prior to the level being raised by Thomas Telford to help support the flow of the Ellesmere Canal. It is 4 miles / 6.4 km long by a mile / 1.6 km wide and is...
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| x Lake Austin |
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Lake | Pennybacker Bridge |
Lake Austin is a reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1939 by the construction of Tom Miller Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Lake Austin is one of the seven Highland Lakes...
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| x Zeller See |
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Lake |
Lake Zeller or Zeller See is a small freshwater lake in the Austrian Alps. It takes its name from the resort of Zell am See which is located on a small delta protruding into the lake. The lake is 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long and 1.5 kilometres (1...
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| x Lake Engure | Lake |
Lake Engure is a lake in the western part of Latvia, in the Talsi district. It is the third largest lake in the country after Lake Lubāns and Lake Rāzna.
Lake Engure is an ancient sea lagoon, divided from the sea by a 1.5 - 2.5 km wide sand bar with...
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| x Høvringsvatnet | Lake |
Høvringsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Evje og Hornnes in Aust-Agder county, Norway.
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| x Keuka Lake |
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Keuka Lake is an unusual member of the Finger Lakes because it is Y-shaped instead of long and narrow. Because of its shape, it was referred to in the past as Crooked Lake. Keuka (pronounced: cue-kuh) means canoe landing in the Iroquois language....
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| x Formarinsee |
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Lake |
Formarinesee is a lake in the Austrian Alps. It lies in the Bundesland of Vorarlberg and is the source of the River Lech.
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| x Caspian Sea |
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Lake |
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. It has a surface area of 371,000 square kilometers (143,244 sq mi) and a volume of 78,200 cubic kilometers ...
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| x Sálganjávri | Lake | |||