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- — April 25, 2014
Friday Five: Oxbow Lakes Formed by Meandering Rivers

As a river flows through a region, shaping the landscape as it goes, stream bends naturally form. These draw the eye along loops and curves of rushing water. When a[…]

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- — April 18, 2014
Friday Five: Glacial Lakes Around the World

Many lakes worldwide have been formed by glaciation, or the movement and subsequent melting of glaciers. This process occurred commonly near the end of the last ice age, about 10,000[…]

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- — April 11, 2014
Friday Five: Lakes of East Africa

In geological terms, a “rift” is an area of Earth where the planet’s crust is separating from the mantle beneath. One of the most extensive rift systems is found in[…]

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- — April 4, 2014
Five Lakes in England’s Picturesque Lake District

The Lake District is a mountainous region in northwest England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes, forests and mountains, but also for associations with the[…]

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