What does Canada have more of than the rest of the world put together? Scotland has only one.

Scotty73

Lakes Apr 20 07, 11:18 AM

crotalus77

Scotland has more than one lake, Loch Lomond and Loch Ness to name two. Apr 20 07, 11:59 AM

zeller

Lakes is correct; the Lake of Monteith is the only natural body of water in Scotland referred to as a lake Apr 20 07, 1:41 PM

JaneofGaunt

Menteith is the only natural 'lake' in Scotland, however.... The Lake of Menteith is often thought of as the only body of water in Scotland that is referred to as a lake. Actually, there are two other small artificial bodies of water known as lakes: Pressmennan Lake and the Lake of the Hirsel. All other major bodies of water in Scotland are known as lochs. This unusual name is believed to be a corruption of the Lowland Scots Laich o Menteith, where "laich" simply means "low place". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_of_Menteith Apr 20 07, 3:58 PM

queproblema

I suggested to Crotalus we not take issue with this, but here I go: "A loch (usually Lough as a name element outside Scotland) is a body of water which is either: a lake or; a sea inlet, which may be also a firth, fjord, estuary or bay." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch Scotland has many lakes, no matter what you call them. (Does Japan have lakes? Do the Japanese call them "lakes"?) Apr 20 07, 10:57 PM

star_gazer

It is fair to say that Canada has the most, than the rest of the world put together, bodies of water called "lakes". Apr 21 07, 5:19 AM

JaneofGaunt

Just as a postscript and a matter of trivia, I was brought up believing that the Lake of Menteith was named after the betrayer of William Wallace to the English, and that no self-respecting Scottish body of water would call itself other than 'loch' except in the case of this traitor....I believed it for a long time....thanks Mum! http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1112006 SIR JOHN MENTEITH Betrayer of William Wallace, 14th century William Wallace fought to free Scots from the rule of England but was finally betrayed to his enemies by a fellow countryman, Scots knight Sir John Menteith. Wallace was taken to London where he was tried as a traitor at Westminster Hall before being executed on August 23, 1305. His body was then dismembered before being sent to the four corners of Britain. Ted Cowan, Professor of Scottish History at Glasgow University, said: "Menteith surrendered William Wallace at Robroyston and then shipped him south where Wallace suffered a terrible death. He should be universally condemned as the worst kind of traitor and worst kind of Scot." Apr 21 07, 7:25 AM