Hoselaw Lake
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Hoselaw Lake is a lake
in northeast Alberta
, Canada
. Its name may be derived from Loch Hoselaw in Roxburghshire
, Scotland
, or from Hoselaw, Alberta
.
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,...
in northeast Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its name may be derived from Loch Hoselaw in Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, or from Hoselaw, Alberta
Hoselaw, Alberta
Hoselaw is an unincorporated community in northeast Alberta, Canada. The community was named for Loch Hoselaw in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Hoselaw is administered by the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. Hoselaw is also the name of a lake in Alberta....
.