An essay on By The Lake
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Essay # 1. Meaning of Lakes:
Lakes are those static bodies of water on the land surface which are surrounded by lands on all sides and are always located on the land surface. There is wide range of variation in the size of lakes. Some lakes are as small as ponds having a meagre areal extent of a few square metres while some lakes are as large as the Great Lakes (comprised of Superior, Michigan, Huron, Onatario and Erie Lakes) of North America.
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Lakes are also called as inland standing water but this is not always true as some lakes are also located along the sea coasts e.g. Chilka lake in Orissa. Lakes are not permanent features on the earth’s surface. Lakes are formed, developed and are ultimately obliterated due to siltation and upliftment of lake beds due to diastrophic movements, for example, several lakes have disappeared in the Kumaun region of Uttaranchal e.g. Sukha Tal (‘tal’ means lake or pond, Sukha Tal means dry lake) and Saria Tal (means rotten lake) around Nainital town. Lakes, thus, may be defined as non-permanent features of static waters on the land surface.
Essay # 2. Distribution of Lakes:
If we look at the distributional pattern of lakes over the globe it appears that they do not have any specific spatial pattern of their distribution. They are found over the mountains, plateaux, plains alike. The highest lake of the world, Tso Sekuru, is located at the height of 18,284 feet AMSL (Tibetan plateau). On the other hand. Dead Sea, the lowest lake of the world, is located 1300 feet below sea level.
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