a region noted for its lakes

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• Finger Lakes — a group of elongated glacial lakes in central and W New York: resort region. * * * Group of narrow, glacial lakes, western New York state, U.S. They lie in north to south valleys between Syracuse and Geneseo. The region, which embraces more than… …   Universalium

• Waikato (region/district) — Waikato is the name of a region in the North Island of New Zealand. Exact boundaries of the region depend largely on the use of the name, but in all cases it refers to an area around the city of Hamilton and extending along the banks of the… …   Wikipedia

• Interlochen Center for the Arts — is a privately owned, 1,200 acre (5 km²) arts education institution in Interlochen, Michigan, roughly 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Traverse City. Interlochen draws young people from around the world to participate in intensive… …   Wikipedia

• Great Lakes — This article is about the Great Lakes of North America. For the region, see Great Lakes region (North America). For other uses of this term, see Great Lakes (disambiguation). A rare cloudless satellite view of the entire Great Lakes region, April …   Wikipedia

• Green Lakes State Park — is a New York State Park that is visited nearly a million times each year; [ [http://www.webcitation.org/5XDnmtNAl Parks at a Turning Point: Restoring and Enhancing New York’s State Park System ] , November, 2006 report issued by [http://www.ptny …   Wikipedia

• Finger Lakes — The Finger Lakes are a chain of lakes in the west central section of Upstate New York that are a popular tourist destination. There are actually eleven lakes in the region, but only seven of the largest are commonly identified as the Finger Lakes …   Wikipedia

• Tibet Autonomous Region — This article is about the administrative region of China. For the ethno cultural region, see Tibet. For other uses, see Tibet (disambiguation). Tibet Autonomous Region Xizang Autonomous Region Chinese : 西藏自治区 …   Wikipedia

• HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• British Mandate for Palestine — Mandate for Palestine الانتداب البريطاني على فلسطين המנדט הבריטי על פלשתינה א י Mandate of the United Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Far North Region (Cameroon) — Coordinates: 11°00′N 14°30′E / 11°N 14.5°E / 11; 14.5 …   Wikipedia

• Iowa Great Lakes — ▪ resort area, Iowa, United States  popular resort area in Dickinson county, northwestern Iowa, U.S., just south of the Minnesota border. Included are Spirit (or Big Spirit), West Okoboji, East Okoboji, and Silver lakes, all of which are of… …   Universalium