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== Islands == | |||
* "island" from old English ''igland'' or ''iegland'' + French ''isle'' | |||
** '''ieg''' is from PIE '''*akwa''', thus "island" means, literally "water land" | |||
=== Mono Lake, California | |||
[[File:Mono Lake Tufa.JPG|thumb|right|Mono Lake's "South Tufa" area.]] | |||
[[File:17 27 022 mono lake.jpg|thumb|right|17 27 022 mono lake]] | |||
* an ancient desert lake on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevadas that has no outflow and thus is highly salinated | |||
*limestone columns, called "tufa towers," rise above the lake surface | |||
* Mono Lake has two prominent islands, Negit Island, notable for its dark, lava origin, and Paoha Island, which was formed only in the 17th century by a series of volcanic eruptions. | |||
== Lakes == | == Lakes == | ||