World Lakes Flashcards
This largest lake in Africa is also the main reservoir of the Nile River
Lake Victoria
Mosul, one of Iraq’s largest cities, lies on the west bank of this river
Tigris
The principal river of Tuscany rises on Monte Falterona
Arno River
2 of Africa’s deepest lakes, Tanganyika &; Nyasa, lie in this 4,500-mile-long valley system
The Great Rift Valley
According to Maori legend, this country’s Lake Manapouri was formed by the tears of dying sisters
New Zealand
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Switzerland.) Europe’s palace of nations, the UN’s second biggest facility, stands in the 46 hectare Ariana Park with amazing views of this lake
Lake Geneva
In 1990 colonies of marine life were found living in hydrothermal vents at the bottom of this Siberian lake
Lake Baikal
Bordered by 5 countries, this saltwater lake is also called the Khazar Sea & the Mazandaran Sea
The Caspian Sea
This scenic lake in central Switzerland is also known as the Lake of the Four Forest Cantons
Lake Lucerne
Lake Balkhash in this largest “stan” by area is bizarre in that it’s half freshwater, half saltwater
Kazakhstan
The strait of Promenthoux separates this large Alpine lake into the Grand Lac & the Petit Lac
Lake Geneva
This Canadian province shares the Chiputneticook Lakes with Maine
New Brunswick
Put MB on your letter & it’ll go to this province that could be called the Land of 38,000 Lakes
Manitoba
This lake is shared by Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania
Lake Victoria
More than 3,000 square miles in area, it shares its name with a Central American nation
Lake Nicaragua
Sharing the name of a city, it’s the largest lake entirely within a Canadian province
Lake Winnipeg
We shall return to this island nation & its large lakes like lake Lanao on Mindanao
Phillipines
The Emerald Lakes on this country’s North Island get their color from minerals from eruptions of Mount Tongariro
New Zealand
In 1932, a dam was built across the Zuiderzee, creating the IJsselmeer, this country’s largest lake
Netherlands
Europe’s 2 largest lakes, Ladoga & Onega, lie in the northwestern part of this country
Russia
Lake Marathon, an artificial lake, served as this capital’s main water supply from 1931 until 1959
Athens
In 2006 this prestigious boys’ school on the Thames completed construction of Lake Dorney for rowing
Eton
Lake Ladoga was divided between the Soviet Union & this nation until a 1940 war, when the Soviets seized the entire lake
Finland
Shared by Macedonia & Albania, Ohrid Lake–one of Europe’s most beautiful–is on this peninsula
Balkan
This lake that has a female name lies in an old glacial basin between Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Lake Constance
To create this lake in the 1960s, historical ruins such as Abu Simbel were moved to higher ground
Lake Nasser (southern Egypt and northern Sudan)
The town of Yellowknife is located on the shore of this “Great” Canadian lake
Great Slave Lake
Percy Shelley wrote of this Italian lake, it “exceeds anything I ever beheld in beauty”
Lake Como
The Tipitapa river connects Lake Managua with this larger lake
Lake Nicaragua
It’s mostly in Egypt; the Sudanese call their portion Lake Nubia
Lake Nasser
Although long landlocked, Bolivia maintains a navy with about 170 boats, many patrolling on this lake
Lake Titicaca
International travel between Tanzania, Uganda & Kenya on this lake is no longer permitted
Lake Victoria
North America’s deepest lake at 2,015 feet is this “great” Canadian one
Great Slave Lake
The 3 “lakes of” this Irish national park are Upper Lake, Muckross Lake & Lough Leane
Killarney National Park
Windermere is the biggest lake in this country’s Lake District
England
Africa’s Lake Victoria lies in 3 countries: Tanzania, Kenya & this one
Uganda
The western half of Lake Balkhash in this largest “stan” is freshwater; the eastern half is saltwater
Kazakhstan
This range was covered with glaciers that formed lakes, like Como and Constance
Alps
This largest African lake is the chief source of the Nile River
Victoria
Created in 1968, this lake named for an Egyptian president took 13 years to be near full capacity
Lake Nasser
This country’s Hendrik Verwoerd Reservoir, aka the Gariep, was created by the damming of the Orange River
South Africa
Lake Nyasa is the southernmost in a chain of lakes located in this “Great” valley
Great Rift Valley
Missionary-explorer David Livingstone was found on the shore of this, the world’s longest freshwater lake
Lake Tanganyika (countries: Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia)
Lake Shepard in this West African nation’s Maryland County is unusual in that it is part freshwater, part salt water
Liberia
Australia’s largest freshwater lakes were artificially created & include Lake Gordon on this island state
Tasmania
This high South American lake straddles the border between Bolivia & Peru
Lake Titicaca
Entebbe is a key Ugandan port on this, the world’s second-largest freshwater lake
Victoria
Ownership of Lake of the Woods is split between these 2 countries
US and Canada
In 1499 explorer Alonso de Ojeda followed the South American coast to this lake & named the region Venezuela
Lake Maracaibo
The reservoir known as Lake Nasser in Egypt is Lake Nubia in this country
Sudan
This Swiss-French lake is also called Lac Leman
Lake Geneva
Just past Astrakhan, the Volga flows into this inland “sea” that is actually a lake
Caspian
The Catatumbo River flows into this lake, an extension of the Gulf of Venezuela
Lake Maracaibo
This Venezuelan lake is the only one of the world’s 25 largest lakes whose elevation is sea level
Lake Maracaibo
This “monstrous” Scottish lake has the largest volume of fresh water in Great Britain
Loch Ness
This salt lake on the border of Asia & Europe is more than 4 times the size of Lake Superior
Caspian
It’s estimated that more than 20% of the world’s unfrozen fresh water is in this Siberian lake
Lake Baikal
The Tipitapa River connects Lake Nicaragua with this other large lake to the north
Lake Managua
Trasimeno, a large lake in this European country, was the site of a big Hannibal victory in 217 B.C.
Italy
This lake holds 2 extreme world records: the saltiest & the lowest
Dead Sea
Bujumbura, capital of this land, sits on Lake Tanganyika
Burundi
Fed by lakes Victoria & Edward, it’s also known as Lake Mobutu Sese Seko
Lake Albert
The axolotl is a salamander found in Lake Xochimilco near this world capital
Mexico City
Noted for its turquoise waters, it’s the pearl of the Canadian Rockies seen here
Lake Louise
336 rivers flow into this Siberian lake, but only one, the Angora, flows out of it
Lake Baikal
This largest Central American lake has several islands, including Ometepe, which has 2 volcanoes
Lake Nicaragua
Lake Albano in the west-central part of this country is the site of Castel Gandolfo, the Pope’s summer residence
Italy
The castle of Chillon on this lake’s eastern shore was made famous in a Lord Byron poem
Lake Geneva
Over the centuries, this “sea”, the world’s largest lake, has been getting smaller due to extensive damming
Caspian Sea
The Rhone River enters & exits this Alpine lake on the French-Swiss border
Lake Geneva
Australia’s only large permanent lakes are artificially created & include Lake Gordon in this island state
Tasmania
Ethiopia’s Lake Tana is the source of this river’s blue branch
Nile
Despite its huge size, this saltwater “sea” bordering Iran has no tides
Caspian
