Lakes

Lakes

A database referring to large standing bodies of fresh water in a basin. A lake is apart from rivers or streams that serve to fill or drain the lake.

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Lakes

Sun Moon Lake is the largest body of water in Taiwan as well as a tourist attraction. Situated in Yuchi, Nantou, the area around the Sun Moon Lake is home to the Thao tribe, one of aboriginal tribes ...

Chengcing Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Chengcing Lake, also known as the Cheng Ching Lake, Dabei Lake or Toapi Lake in Taiwanese, is an artificial lake located in the Niaosong District of Kaohsiung City, not far from downtown Kaohsiung ...

Kulun Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Kulun Lake is a rock-dammed lake in Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is located at the altitude of 2856 m in catchment of Kulun River, right tributary of Tar River.

Lake Balaton

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations. As Hungary is landlocked (its ...

Limassol Salt Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Limassol Salt Lake (also known as Akrotiri salt lake) is the largest inland body of water on the island of Cyprus. It lies due south-east of the sprawling city of Limassol and measures 10.65 km². Its ...

Lake Pancharevo

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Pancharevo is an artificial lake in western Bulgaria, at the end of the Pancharevo Gorge of the Iskar River, located at 600 m above sea level between the Vitosha and Lozenska mountains. It is 3 ...

Lake Sevan

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Sevan is the largest lake in Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world. Lake Sevan is situated in the central part of the Republic of Armenia, ...