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Lake Tahoe (/ ˈ t ɑː h oʊ /; Washo: Dáʔaw) is a freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada.Lying at 6,225 ft (1,897 m) above sea level, Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, [4] and at 122,160,280 acre⋅ft (150.7 km 3) it trails only the five Great Lakes as the largest by volume in the United ...
Mythological lands. Plato 's Atlantis described in Timaeus and Critias. Agartha, in the Hollow Earth. Atlantis, Plato's utopian paradise. Avalon, the mythical lost land or island in Arthurian, Cornish and Welsh legend. Buyan, an island with the ability to appear and disappear in Slavic mythology. Cantre'r Gwaelod, in Welsh legend, the ancient ...
History of fishing. Fishing is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 70,000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board.
Arch. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) is the longest major poem by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads. Some modern editions use a revised version printed in 1817 that featured a gloss. [1]
But if those fishing notices that the kraken is rising, it is necessary to row away for all the boat can take. After a few minutes, the beast can then be seen lifting the upper part of its body above the surface of the water, which for a quarter of a mile (ca 1.5 mi.) in circumference appears as a collection of skerries , covered with swaying ...
Sea of Galilee Boat. Coordinates: 32°50′39.52″N 35°31′30.64″E. The 'Ancient Galilee Boat' housed in the Yigal Allon Museum in Kibbutz Ginosar. The Ancient Galilee Boat, also known as the Jesus Boat, is an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD, discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel.
English. All Too Well: The Short Film is a 2021 musical romantic drama short film written and directed by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift in her filmmaking debut. A film adaptation of her critically-acclaimed song "All Too Well" (2012), it is set against the backdrop of the uncut, 10-minute version of the song released in 2021.
Dogger Bank incident. Coordinates: 54.724°N 2.769°E. British postcard depicting the Russian warships firing on the fishing vessels. The Dogger Bank incident (also known as the North Sea Incident, the Russian Outrage or the Incident of Hull) occurred on the night of 21/22 October 1904, when the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy mistook ...