Lakes [electronic resource] / Jeanne K. Hanson ; foreword by Geoffrey H. Nash.
Series: The extreme EarthPublication details: New York : Facts On File/Chelsea House, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 146 p.) : ill. (some col.), mapsISBN:- 9781438106670 (electronic bk.)
- 143810667X (electronic bk.)
- 10 of the most unusual lakes
- 551.48/2 22
- GB1603.7 .H36 2007eb
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origin of the landform: Lakes -- Caspian Sea, Middle East -- Aral Sea, Western Asia -- Lake Superior, North America -- Lake Baikal, Central Asia -- Lake Titicaca, Western South America -- Lake Vanern, Northern Europe -- Lake Eyre, Australia -- Crater Lake, Oregon, United States -- Great Salt Lake, Utah, United States -- Great Slave Lake, Canada -- Conclusion: Lakes -- Glossary -- Books -- Web sites -- Magazines and journals -- Index.
Presents an introduction to lakes, describing how they originated and providing the history and current formation of ten of the world's most famous lakes.
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