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Once the world's third largest lake. 43: Poyang China: Fresh 3,210 km 2 1,240 sq mi 170 km 110 mi 25.1 m 82 ft 25.2 km 3 6.0 cu mi Largest fresh water lake in China. Variable size. Important location for the birdlife. 44: Tana Ethiopia: Fresh 3,200 km 2 1,200 sq mi 84 km 52 mi 15 m 49 ft 25.6 km 3 6.1 cu mi The source of the Blue Nile. 45: Amadjuak
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Add the country only if the body of water is located in several countries or if there are several basin countries, but only one country in which the body of water is located. group Group of lakes that this body of water belongs to (e.g., Lake Erie is part of the Great Lakes) coordinates Latitude and Longitude coordinates of the body of water.
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Image:Newworldmap-alt.png – Version of Image:BlankMap-World-alt.png, but with bodies of water coloured blue and white land masses. 1488 x 755. Image:BlankMap-World-v2.png – Version of Image:BlankMap-World.png , but with sovereign microstates (i.e., under 2 500 km² in area) represented as circles to facilitate identification and colourising.
various small bodies of water such as a swimming pool, reflecting pool, pond, or puddle. Pond: a body of water smaller than a lake, especially those of artificial origin. Port: a maritime facility where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo. Pothole: see kettle: Puddle: a small accumulation of water on a surface, usually the ...
2. Gurudongmar Lake, India. Located at nearly 18,000 feet above sea level—making this one of the highest lakes in the world—this beautiful alpine lake remains frozen for over six months out of ...
Most water in Earth's atmosphere and crust comes from saline seawater, while fresh water accounts for nearly 1% of the total. The vast bulk of the water on Earth is saline or salt water, with an average salinity of 35‰ (or 3.5%, roughly equivalent to 34 grams of salts in 1 kg of seawater), though this varies slightly according to the amount of runoff received from surrounding land.