Island Lake — may refer to:Lakes*Island Lake (Antarctica) *Island Lake (Australia), a dry lake *Island Lake (Manitoba), Manitoba *Island Lake (Minnesota), Lyon County, Minnesota *Island Lake (Nevada), USA *Island Lake. New Zealandettlements*Island Lake,… … Wikipedia
Lake retention time — (also called the residence time of lake water, or the water age or flushing time) is a calculated quantity expressing the mean time that water (or some dissolved substance) spends in a particular lake. At its simplest this figure is the result of … Wikipedia
Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… … Universalium
Lake — For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). Oeschinen Lake in the Swiss Alps A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the… … Wikipedia
Lake Vostok — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Vostok image lake = caption lake = Location within Antarctica (NASA) image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = coords = coord|77|0|S|105|0|E|type:waterbody region:AQ|display=inline,title type = subglacial rift lake… … Wikipedia
Lake Profound — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Profound image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica coords = coord|62|11|S|58|55|W|type:waterbody region:AQ|display=inline,title… … Wikipedia
lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) … Universalium
Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly … Universalium
Lake O-ike — Infobox lake lake name = Lake O ike image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Ongul Island coords = coord|69|1|S|39|34|E|region:AQ type:waterbody|display=inline,title type = inflow = outflow = catchment =… … Wikipedia
Deception Island — This article is about the island in Antarctica. For the island in Washington State, see Deception Pass … Wikipedia
