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Okeechobee, Lake (lake) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 26 56 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 26.9333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 080 48 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -80.8000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Largest lake in the southern US & third largest freshwater lake in the nation, ca. 40 miles long by 25 miles wide; site of major battle with Amerindians in 1837. |
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| Okeechobee, Lake (preferred,C,V)
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| Lake Okeechobee (C,V,display)
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| Big Water (C,V)
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| Lagoona Mayax (C,V)
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| Lagoona Mayux (C,V)
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| Lake Macaco (C,V)
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| Lake Maini (C,V)
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| Lake Majaco (C,V)
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| Lake Major (C,V)
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| Lake Mavaco (C,V)
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| Lake Mayaimi (C,V)
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| Lake Maymi (C,V)
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| Lake Myacco (C,V)
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| Lake Myaxo (C,V)
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| Lake O-kee-cho-bee (C,V)
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| Lake Okechobee (C,V)
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| lake (preferred, C) |
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| battlefield (H) |
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