Lake of the Woods

Lake of the Woods
   On the international boundary, west of Lake Superior. Probably discovered by Jacques De Noyon, about the year 1688. Fort St. Charles was built by La Vérendrye, on the western shore of the lake, in 1732. His son Jean, with the Jesuit missionary Aulneau, and a number of voyageurs, were murdered by the Sioux on an island in the lake, in 1736. In addition to its present name, which is a translation of the name given it by the French, Lac des Bois, it has also borne several other names, Lac des Sioux, Lac des Isles, Lake of the Sandhills, etc.

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  • Lake of the Woods — Satellitenaufnahme des Sees (NASA) Geographische Lage Manitoba, Ontario (Kanada), Minnesota (USA) Zuflüsse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lake of the Woods — Lake of the Woods, CA U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 833 Housing Units (2000): 475 Land area (2000): 3.516840 sq. miles (9.108573 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000):… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Lake of the Woods, CA — U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 833 Housing Units (2000): 475 Land area (2000): 3.516840 sq. miles (9.108573 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.516840 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Lake of the Woods, IL — U.S. Census Designated Place in Illinois Population (2000): 3026 Housing Units (2000): 1298 Land area (2000): 2.101361 sq. miles (5.442500 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.013988 sq. miles (0.036228 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.115349 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Lake of the Woods —   [leɪk əv ȓə wʊdz; englisch »Wäldersee«], See in Nordamerika, 323 m über dem Meeresspiegel, 4 349 km2, davon 3 149 km2 in Kanada und 1 200 km2 in den USA (Minnesota); Abfluss zum Winnipegsee; fischreich. Der Lake of the Woods ist einer der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Lake of the Woods — puede referirse a; Lago de los Bosques, un lago en Ontario, Canadá; Lake of the Woods, una localidad en California, Estados Unidos. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lake of the Woods — Lake′ of the Woods′ n. geg a lake in S Canada and the N United States, between N Minnesota and Ontario and Manitoba provinces. 1485 sq. mi. (3845 sq. km) …   From formal English to slang

  • Lake of the Woods — [descriptive] lake in N Minn. & in Ontario & Manitoba, Canada: 1,485 sq mi (3,846 sq km) …   English World dictionary

  • Lake of the Woods — For other uses, see Lake of the Woods (disambiguation). Lake of the Woods Location North America Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Lake of the Woods — 1 Original name in latin Lake of the Woods Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 40.20642 latitude 88.36867 altitude 229 Population 2912 Date 2011 05 14 2 Original name in latin Lake of the Woods Name in… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Lake of the Woods (disambiguation) — Lake of the Woods may refer to:*Lake of the Woods, a large lake on the border of the United States and Canada **Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota **Lake of the Woods School, in Baudette, Minnesota ** In the Lake of the Woods , a novel by Tim O… …   Wikipedia

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