[Tagging] Coastline around a bridge?
John F. Eldredge
john at jfeldredge.com
Thu Oct 4 16:13:41 BST 2012
Andre Engels <andreengels at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 11:56 PM, John F. Eldredge
> <john at jfeldredge.com> wrote:
>
> > English almost always refers to a large body of fresh water as a
> lake; the only exception that comes to mind is the Sea of Galilee, and
> that is probably a direct translation from Latin.
>
> Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, Aral Sea
>
However, the Caspian Sea and Aral Sea are brackish, and the Dead Sea is considerably more saline than the ocean. I was specifically referring to fresh-water bodies.
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