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The Land Between the Lakes
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The Land Between the Lakes

The damming of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers led to the creation of a large inland peninsula and a vast freshwater recreation area.

Published Dec 15, 2017

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Toshka Lakes, Southern Egypt
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Toshka Lakes, Southern Egypt

New lakes in southern Egypt have been monitored by astronauts since 1998. The flooding was first documented in early November 1998. Subsequently, three additional lakes were created by Lake Nasser overflow, as shown by the above photograph taken in December of 1999.

Published Dec 17, 2000

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Land Between The Lakes
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Land Between The Lakes

President Kennedy designated this area a National Recreation Area in 1963 as a demonstration site to explore how an area with limited value for agricultural or timber harvesting and no major industrial activity could be transformed into an economically productive recreation area.

Published Jul 16, 2006

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In a River Delta Far, Far Away
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In a River Delta Far, Far Away

Tens of millions of small lakes dot frigid tundra landscapes in the Arctic—like the swampy Yana River Delta.

Published Jul 28, 2018

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The Icy Origins of the Finger Lakes
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The Icy Origins of the Finger Lakes

Huge sheets of ice carved out the U-shaped valleys that hold New York’s Finger Lakes. When they retreated north about 10,000 years ago, glaciers left deposits of gravel that dammed streams and caused the depressions to become lakes.

Published Nov 30, 2013

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As Glacial Lakes Grow, So Do the Risks
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As Glacial Lakes Grow, So Do the Risks

Throughout the Himalayas, many glaciers are retreating and meltwater lakes are growing, putting people at risk downhill and downstream.

Published May 9, 2017

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New York’s Finger Lakes
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New York’s Finger Lakes

A late fall snowstorm frosted the hills of the Finger Lakes region of central New York in early December, 2004. Shapes of the snow-covered hills are accented by the low Sun angles, and contrast with the darker, finger-shaped lakes filling the region’s valleys. The steep, roughly parallel valleys and hills of the Finger Lakes region were shaped by advancing and retreating ice sheets that were as much as 2 miles deep during the last ice age (2 million years to about 10,000 years ago). River valleys were scoured into deep troughs; many are now filled with lakes. The two largest lakes, Seneca and Cayuga, are so deep that the base of their lakebeds are below sea level.

Published Dec 20, 2004

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Wintertime on the Great Lakes
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Wintertime on the Great Lakes

Snow cover lingered in the Great Lakes region on February 16, 2008. Against the backdrop of snowy ground appear the deep blue waters of the Great Lakes and nearby water bodies. In this wintertime shot, the lakes are relatively ice-free, except for Lake Erie.

Published Feb 20, 2008

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Satellites Size Up Bubbles of Methane in Lake Ice
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Satellites Size Up Bubbles of Methane in Lake Ice

Synthetic Aperture Radar is offering scientists a new way to measure how much of the potent greenhouse gas is bubbling up from frozen Arctic lakes.

Published Jul 14, 2020

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Sault Ste Marie, Ontario and Michigan
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Sault Ste Marie, Ontario and Michigan

The twin cities of Sault Ste Marie straddle the border of Canada and the U.S. and lie amidst the lakes and islands that separate Lake Huron and Lake Superior.

Published Jul 11, 2011

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Volcanic Mood Rings
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Volcanic Mood Rings

Kelimutu volcano is home to the unique crater lakes known to change color unpredictably.

Published Jul 6, 2018

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Ice on the Great Lakes
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Ice on the Great Lakes

The extent of ice on North America's Great Lakes is past its annual peak, but remains above the average maximum extent.

Published Mar 18, 2015

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