Hanson, Jeanne K.

Lakes [electronic resource] / 10 of the most unusual lakes Jeanne K. Hanson ; foreword by Geoffrey H. Nash - New York : Facts On File/Chelsea House, 2007 - 1 online resource (xiv, 146 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps - The extreme Earth . - The extreme Earth .

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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


Mode of access: Internet

9781438106670 (electronic bk.) 143810667X (electronic bk.) 9780816059140 0816059144


Lakes