Friday Five: Lakes of New Zealand
Lake Taupo Rolling mountains surrounding Lake Taupo make the lake a tourist hot spot. Visitors also come for its abundant fish populations, as it supports hefty schools of brown trout,[…]
Lake Taupo Rolling mountains surrounding Lake Taupo make the lake a tourist hot spot. Visitors also come for its abundant fish populations, as it supports hefty schools of brown trout,[…]
Wisconsin’s chain of Yahara lakes is beset by algae. It drains from the most-northern lake, Mendota (near Madison) to Lake Kegonsa to the southeast. In between are Lakes Monona, Wingra[…]
Thermokarst lakes are formed in depressions left by melting permafrost and are commonly found in regions of the Arctic and mountainous areas. These lakes are recharged by the ongoing melt[…]
Lots of vessels are used for research on the Great Lakes, but one stands out as the largest: the U.S. EPA’s Lake Guardian. The ship usually makes scientific missions from[…]