2017-07-28T22:12:12+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Sea of Galilee, Taos Pueblo, Lake Nemi, Grand Lake (Colorado), Lake Manasarovar, Gosaikunda, Lake Iguaque, Lake Waiau, Lake Guatavita, Ganga Talao, Yamdrok Lake, Gurudongmar Lake, Chagan Lake (China), Lake Bosumtwi, Crater Lake, Kaali crater, Lake Sonfon, Lac Ste. Anne (Alberta), Lake Ronkonkoma (lake), Lake Suesca, Dead Sea, Zuni Salt Lake, Lake Fúquene, Chicabal Lake, Loloru, Siecha Lakes flashcards
Sacred lakes

Sacred lakes

  • Sea of Galilee
    The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, or Lake Tiberias (Hebrew: יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא; גִּנֵּיסַר Arabic: بحيرة طبريا‎‎), is a large freshwater lake in Israel.
  • Taos Pueblo
    Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos) is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Tiwa-speaking Native American tribe of Puebloan people.
  • Lake Nemi
    Lake Nemi (Italian: Lago di Nemi, Latin: Nemorensis Lacus, also called Diana's Mirror, Latin: Speculum Dianae) is a small circular volcanic lake in the Lazio region of Italy 30 km (19 mi) south of Rome, taking its name from Nemi, the largest town in the area, that overlooks it from a height.
  • Grand Lake (Colorado)
    Grand Lake is Colorado's largest and deepest natural lake.
  • Lake Manasarovar
    Lake Manasarovar (also Manas Sarovar, Mapam Yumtso; Chinese: 玛旁雍错, Tibetan: མ་ཕམ་གཡུ་མཚོ།, Wylie: ma pham g.yu mtsho; Sanskrit: मानसरोवर ) is a freshwater lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region, 940 kilometres (580 mi) from Lhasa.
  • Gosaikunda
    Gosaikunda (गोसाइँकुण्ड), also spelled Gosainkunda and Gosain Kunda is an alpine freshwater oligotrophic lake in Nepal's Langtang National Park, located at an altitude of 4,380 m (14,370 ft) in the Rasuwa District with a surface of 13.
  • Lake Iguaque
    Lake Iguaque is a lake located in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
  • Lake Waiau
    Lake Waiau is a high-elevation lake located at 3,970 m (13,020 ft) above sea level on Mauna Kea, on the island of Hawaiʻi.
  • Lake Guatavita
    Lake Guatavita (Spanish: Laguna de Guatavita or Lago Guatavita) is located in the Cordillera Oriental of the Colombian Andes in the municipality of Sesquilé, in the Almeidas Province, Cundinamarca department of Colombia, 57 kilometres (35 mi) north-east of Bogotá, capital of Colombia.
  • Ganga Talao
    Ganga Talao (commonly known as Grand Bassin) is a crater lake situated in a secluded mountain area in the district of Savanne, deep in the heart of Mauritius.
  • Yamdrok Lake
    Yamdrok Lake (also known as Yamdrok Yumtso or Yamzho Yumco; Tibetan: ཡར་འབྲོག་གཡུ་མཚོ་, Wylie: yar-'brog g.yu-mtsho, ZYPY: Yamzhog Yumco; Chinese: 羊卓雍錯湖; pinyin: Yángzhuō Yōngcuò Hú) is a freshwater lake in Tibet, it is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet (28°56′N 90°41′E / 28.933°N 90.683°E).
  • Gurudongmar Lake
    Gurudongmar Lake, also known as Gurudogmar Lake, is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an altitude of 17,800 ft (5,430 m) in the Indian state of Sikkim.
  • Chagan Lake (China)
    Chagan Lake (Chinese: 查干湖; pinyin: chágān hú) is a lake in Jilin, China.
  • Lake Bosumtwi
    Lake Bosumtwi (also spelled Bosomtwe) is the only natural lake in Ashanti and Ghana.
  • Crater Lake
    Crater Lake (Klamath: giiwas) is a caldera lake in the western United States, located in south-central Oregon.
  • Kaali crater
    Kaali is a group of 9 meteorite craters in the village of Kaali on the Estonian island of Saaremaa.
  • Lake Sonfon
    Lake Sonfon, also known as Lake Confon, is a fresh water mountain lake in Diang, Sierra Leone of religious and cultural significance.
  • Lac Ste. Anne (Alberta)
    Lac Ste. Anne is a large lake in central Alberta, Canada.
  • Lake Ronkonkoma (lake)
    Lake Ronkonkoma, Long Island's largest freshwater lake, is in Suffolk County, New York, United States, and has a circumference of about 2 miles (3.2 km), and is 0.
  • Lake Suesca
    Lake Suesca is a natural water body situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, belonging to the municipalities of Suesca and Cucunubá in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia.
  • Dead Sea
    The Dead Sea (Hebrew: יָם הַמֶּלַח lit. Salt Sea, Arabic: البحر الميت‎‎ ), is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and Palestine to the west.
  • Zuni Salt Lake
    Zuni Salt Lake, also Zuñi Salt Lake is a rare high desert lake, and a classic maar.
  • Lake Fúquene
    Lake Fúquene is a heart-shaped lake located in the Ubaté-Chiquinquirá Valley, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, in the north of Cundinamarca, Colombia, at the border with Boyacá.
  • Chicabal Lake
    Chicabal Lake is a Guatemalan lake sacred to the Mam Mayan people.
  • Loloru
    Loloru is a pyroclastic shield volcano located in the southern part of the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
  • Siecha Lakes
    The Siecha Lakes are three glacial lakes located in the Chingaza Natural National Park in Cundinamarca, Colombia.