lake nasser

Thân thiện

A boat sails across Lake Nasser at sunset.

Definition

Proper noun * Lake Nasser: A large artificial reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River.

Usage

• Lake Nasser is used as a proper noun to name this specific geographical feature. It is typically preceded by the word "Lake" and is not used with an article (e.g., "the").
  • The temple of Abu Simbel was relocated to save it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
  • Fishing in Lake Nasser is a significant economic activity.

Advanced Usage

• The lake is named after Gamal Abdel Nasser, the former President of Egypt who initiated the Aswan High Dam project.
• The northern two-thirds of the reservoir in Egypt is called Lake Nasser, while the southern third in Sudan is known as Lake Nubia.

Variants and Related Words

• Aswan High Dam (n): The dam constructed between 1960 and 1970 that created Lake Nasser.
• Reservoir (n): A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. Lake Nasser is an artificial reservoir.
• Lake Nubia (n): The name for the Sudanese section of the reservoir.

Synonyms

• Reservoir (in this specific context, though "Lake Nasser" is the proper name)

Học thuật

Noun

1. lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan

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• Lake Nasser
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