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- — April 15, 2014
Lake Taupo is New Zealand’s Largest

Like many magnificent lakes, New Zealand’s largest lake is a crater lake. Formed by volcanic eruption, Lake Taupo sits in a caldera on the country’s North Island. This island has[…]

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- — April 11, 2014
Friday Five: Lakes of East Africa

In geological terms, a “rift” is an area of Earth where the planet’s crust is separating from the mantle beneath. One of the most extensive rift systems is found in[…]

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- — April 4, 2014
Five Lakes in England’s Picturesque Lake District

The Lake District is a mountainous region in northwest England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes, forests and mountains, but also for associations with the[…]

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- — April 1, 2014
Iceland’s Lake Mývatn Supports Thirteen Duck Species, Rare Algae

Midges, or flies, are the namesake of Iceland’s Lake Mývatn. In Icelandic, mý means midge, and vatn is lake. In the summer months, areas around the lake are inundated with[…]

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