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(Encyclopedia) Ashtabula ăshˌtəbyo͞oˈlə [key], city (2020 pop. 17,863), Ashtabula co., NE Ohio, on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Ashtabula River; settled c.1801 by New Englanders, ...

(Encyclopedia) Chudskoye, Lake: see Peipus, Lake. ...

(Encyclopedia) Rudolf, Lake: see Turkana, Lake.

(Encyclopedia) Nubia, Lake, Sudan: see Nasser, Lake. ...

(Encyclopedia) Huleh, Lake: see Hula, Lake.

(Encyclopedia) Eyre, Lake: see Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre. ...

(Encyclopedia) Malawi, Lake, E central Africa: see Nyasa, Lake. ...

(Encyclopedia) Louise, Lake, 11⁄2 mi (2.4 km) long, alt. 5,680 ft (1,731 m), SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., in Banff National Park. Noted for its scenic beauty, it is surrounded by high peaks, glaciers, and ...

(Encyclopedia) Nipigon, Lake nĭpˈĭgŏn [key], c.1,870 sq mi (4,840 sq km), central Ont., Canada. It has many islands. Its outlet, the Nipigon River (40 mi/64 km long) flows south, past the logging town of Nipigon...

(Encyclopedia) Atlin Lake ătˈlĭn [key], long, irregular mountain lake, c.300 sq mi (780 sq km), NW British Columbia, Canada, touching the Yukon boundary. It is the source of the Yukon River. The town of Atlin is ...