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Lac d'Oô, France — The name Oô is derived from Aragonese ibon 'mountain lake' or from Gascon iu or eu 'mountain lake', so that Lac d'Oô is 'Lake of the Lake'. La Cocha lagoon, Colombia - cocha is Quechua for 'lagoon'. Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria – lagos is Portuguese for 'lakes', and "lagoon" derives from Latin lacus 'lake, pond'
Taos – The English name Taos derives from the native Taos language meaning "place of red willows" Tesuque – Tewa: Tetsuge Owingeh [tèʔts’úgé ʔówîŋgè]) Tucumcari – from Tucumcari Mountain, which is situated nearby. Where the mountain got its name is uncertain. It may have come from the Comanche word tʉkamʉkarʉ, which means ...
Indian Place Names of New England, Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation; O'Brien, Frank Waabu (2010). Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England. Colorado: Bauu Press. Trumbull, James H. (1881). Indian Names of Places, etc., in and on the Borders of Connecticut: With Interpretations of Some of Them.
Lake Mechant in Terrebonne Parish; Mountain Bayou Lake; Mud Lake; Nantachie Lake; Negro Lake; Raccourci Old River (oxbow lake) Lake Pagie in Terrebonne Parish; Lake Palourde; Pelican Lake in Terrebonne Parish; Lake Peigneur; Lake Pontchartrain (largest water body within Louisiana, not a lake but a tidal estuary) Poverty Point Reservoir; Lake ...
Provinces and territories whose official names are aboriginal in origin are Yukon, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut.. Manitoba: Either derived from the Cree word manito-wapâw meaning "the strait of the spirit or manitobau" or the Assiniboine words mini and tobow meaning "Lake of the Prairie", referring to Lake Manitoba.
Cultus Lake: a mountain lake in the Deschutes River watershed, near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway: Davis Lake: a mountain lake southeast of Oakridge in the Cascade Range Deep Lake (Oregon) the name of at least five lakes and two lakebeds Delintment Lake: Malheur National Forest, Harney County Detroit Lake
Smith Mountain Lake; South Holston Lake; Swift Creek Lake; Waller Mill Reservoir; Western Branch Reservoir; Lake Whitehurst; Lake Jackson; Lake of the Woods, Virginia;
It is located in the towns of Long Lake and Arietta, both in Hamilton County. Raquette Lake is popular, especially in summer, due to the scenery, wildlife, boating and hiking. There are several children's summer camps, including Raquette Lake Boys Camp and Raquette Lake Girls Camp. In winter, substantial snowfall makes the area popular for ...