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Caddo Lake in Louisiana

Caddo Lake located on the border between Texas and Louisiana, in northern Harrison County and southern Marion County in Texas and western Caddo Parish in Louisiana. The lake is named after the Southeastern culture of Native Americans called Caddoans. Caddo is one of Texas' few non-oxbow natural lakes and is the 2nd largest in the South.

Moraine in Canada

Moraine Lake is a glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. The lake has a surface area of .5 square kilometres.The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until mid to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinct shade of blue. The colour is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis.

Lake Malawi in Tanzania

Lake Malawi is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. The third largest and second deepest lake in Africa, it is also the ninth largest in the world. It is reportedly the habitat of more species of fish than any other body of freshwater.

Lake Baikal in Russia

Lake Baikal is a rift lake in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between the Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast.Lake Baikal is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world, containing roughly 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water. It is also among the clearest of all lakes, and thought to be the world's oldest lake at 25 million years.

Lake Titicaca in Peru

Lake Titicaca is a lake in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia. By volume of water, it is the largest lake in South America.Lake Maracaibo has a larger surface area, but is often regarded as a large brackish bay due to its direct connection with the sea.It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world.

Taal in Philippines

Taal Lake is a freshwater lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the country's third largest lake after Laguna de Bay and Lake Lanao. Volcano Island, the location of Taal Volcano's historical eruptions and responsible for the lake's sulfuric content, lies near the center of the lake. There is a crater lake on Volcano Island, which is the world's largest lake on an island in a lake on an island. Known as the Main Crater Lake, it contains its own small island, Vulcan Point.

Lake Baikal in Russia

Lake Baikal is a rift lake in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between the Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast.Lake Baikal is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world, containing roughly 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water,Similar to Lake Tanganyika, Lake Baikal was formed as an ancient rift valley.

Kejimikujik Lake in Canada

Kejimikujik lake is the namesake lake and the largest lake in Kejimkujik National Park. The work 'Kejimkujik' is agreed by all to be a word derived from the Mi'kmaq language, but depending on the source will be said to mean "attempting to escape" or "swollen waters". The park's official stance is that Kejimkujik is a Mi'kmaq word meaning "tired muscles".

Chateau Lake Louise in Canada

The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is a Fairmont Hotel on the eastern shore of Lake Louise, near Banff, Alberta. The original Chateau was gradually built up at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century by the Canadian Pacific Railway and was thus "kin" to its predecessors, the Banff Springs Hotel, and the Château Frontenac.

Ala Archa in Kyrgyzstan

The Ala Archa National Park is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan.The park, which includes the gorge of the Ala-Archa River and the mountains surrounding it, is a popular destination point for weekend picnicers, hikers, horse trekkers, skiers as well as mountain climbers looking for challenging ice, rock and mixed routes. The park is open year round, although the most popular season is late summer and early fall.

Cradle Mountain in Australia

Cradle Mountain is a mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia. Rising to 1,545 metres above sea level, it is one of the principal tourist sites in Tasmania, owing to its natural beauty. The Cradle Mountain is composed of dolerite columns, similar to many of the other mountains in the area.

Lake Qaraoun in Valley

Lake Qaraoun is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.This flow is used for generating hydroelectric power of 600 GWh at three hydroelectric power stations at Markaba.The lake is a habitat for some 20,000 migratory birds which visit it annually.

Nkhotakota in Malawi

Nkhotakota is a town and one of the districts in the Central Region of Malawi. It is on the shore of Lake Malawi and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi.

Cape Town in South Africa

Cape Town is the second-most populated city in South Africa after Johannesburg,and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The city is famous for its harbour as well as its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, as well as for such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is also Africa's most popular tourist destination.

Lake Saiful Muluk in Pakistan

Saiful Muluk is an alpine lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley near the town of Naran.It is in the north east of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There is also a similar named fictional story associated with the lake.The weather here is moderate during day time while the temperature drops to negative temperatures at night.

Shangrila in Pakistan

Shangrila Lake or Lower Kachura Lake is a part of the Shangrila resort.It is a popular tourist destination, and has a unique restaurant that is built on the fuselage of an aircraft that had crashed nearby.Shangrila was named after a book titled "Lost Horizon" by James Hilton. In the novel, the author narrates a tale in which an aeroplane crash landed near a riverbed.The surviving passengers came across some Buddhist monks from a nearby temple and sought their help. They were taken to a beautiful lamasery filled with a variety of fruits and flowers. The monks looked quite young, although they claimed to be hundreds of years old.

Ladoga in Russia

Lake Ladoga is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia just outside the outskirts of Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake in Europe, and the 14th largest freshwater lake by area in the world.

Lake Lucerne in Switzerland

Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. Much of the shoreline rises steeply into mountains up to 1,500 m above the lake, resulting in many picturesque views including those of Mount Rigi and Mount Pilatus.It is possible to circumnavigate the lake by road, though the route is slow, twisted, and goes through tunnels part of the way. Steamers and other passenger boats ply between the different towns on the lake. It is a popular tourist destination, both for native Swiss and foreigners, and there are many hotels and resorts along the shores.

Lake Louise in Canada

Lake Louise, named Lake of the Little Fishes by the Stoney Natoka First Nations people.It is a glacial lake within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.Lake Louise is a Canadian lake in the province of Alberta. It was formed by a glacier and is known for its blue-green color that results from mineral deposits that enter the lake from melting glaciers above.

Yellowstone in United States

Yellowstone National Park is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state.Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America. Paved roads provide close access to the major geothermal areas as well as some of the lakes and waterfalls. During the winter, visitors often access the park by way of guided tours that use either snow coaches or snowmobile.Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years.