Lac de Sylans
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Lac de Sylans is a lake
at Le Poizat
in the Ain
department, France
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It is significant for the ruins of one of the 19th century's largest ice harvesting factories and the occasional outflow of water in two directions.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
at Le Poizat
Le Poizat
Le Poizat is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-References:*...
in the Ain
Ain
Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...
department, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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It is significant for the ruins of one of the 19th century's largest ice harvesting factories and the occasional outflow of water in two directions.