What do all those bodies of water really mean?
39 water terms, mapped
How firths, lochs, and other bodies of water are different.
Phil Edwards was a senior producer for the Vox video team.
If you comb through the US Geological Survey, Merriam Webster, and a few other sources, you can get an idea of the differences between firths, tarns, and other bodies of water. It can be tough to remember all the definitions, but the video above puts them together as a journey through a single (slightly fantastical) map.
You may not visit all these bodies of water, but at least now you’ll know what they mean.
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