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  2. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    (Hill Hill Hill) – "Pen" -(Cumbric language) "Pendle" by epenthesis and elision from "Pen Hyll", the latter word being Old English for "hill". [3] Pendleton, near Pendle Hill, Lancashire, England. (Hill Hill Town) or, possibly (Hill Hill Hill), taking the -ton as deriving from Old English dun as opposed to Old English tun.

  3. Trough (geology) - Wikipedia

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    Satellite image of the Cayman Trough Bathymetric features of the Rockall Trough northwest of Scotland and Ireland. In geology, a trough is a linear structural depression that extends laterally over a distance. Although it is less steep than a trench, a trough can be a narrow basin or a geologic rift. These features often form at the rim of ...

  4. Tarn (lake) - Wikipedia

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    Verdi Lake in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada. The word is derived from the Old Norse word tjörn ("a small mountain lake without tributaries") meaning pond. In parts of Northern England – predominantly Cumberland and Westmorland (where there are 197), [2] but also areas of North Lancashire and North Yorkshire – 'tarn' is widely used as the name for small lakes or ponds, regardless of their ...

  5. Tinnsjå - Wikipedia

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    Tinnsjå (also known as Tinnsjø or Tinnsjøen; English: Lake Tinn [3] [4] [5]) is one of the largest lakes in Norway measuring about 51.38 km 2 (19.84 sq mi). At a depth of 460 m (1,510 ft) it is the third deepest lake in Norway and Europe. Tinnsjå is located in the municipalities of Tinn and Notodden in Telemark county.

  6. Category:Lakes of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Category: Lakes of Europe. ... European lake stubs (2 C, 91 P) Pages in category "Lakes of Europe" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.

  7. Celtic toponymy - Wikipedia

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    Map of Celtic-influenced regions of Europe, in dark green 1 and 2 : regions where Celtic languages are attested from the Middle Ages until today Celtic toponymy is the study of place names wholly or partially of Celtic origin.

  8. Turlough (lake) - Wikipedia

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    The name comes from the Irish tur, meaning "dry", and loch, meaning "lake". The water bodies fill and empty with the changes in the level of the water table, usually being very low or empty during summer and autumn and full in the winter. As groundwater levels drop the water drains away underground through cracks in the karstic limestone. [2]

  9. Aare - Wikipedia

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    On flowing out of the lake it passes through Thun, and then flows through the city of Bern, passing beneath eighteen bridges and around the steeply-flanked peninsula on which the Old City is located. To the south of the Old City peninsula is the Mattenschwelle [ de ] , a weir which provides water for the small Matte hydroelectric power plant .