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a carpet-like mass of aquatic and swamp plants that floats on the surface of a body of water. In waters rich in nutrient matter the vegetation includes bulrush, cattail, buckbean, and other rhizomatous plants and green mosses. Floating islands in waters poor in nutrient matter consist chiefly of sphagnum mosses. A floating island grows from the edges to the center, sometimes covering the entire body of water. Vegetation with a silty base forms free-floating masses after becoming submerged. Such masses are especially dangerous in reservoirs, and they impede navigation and the functioning of hydroelectric power plants.

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No references found			What to See The unique floating islands are perhaps one of the most famous reasons for visiting Lake Titicaca; the islands, made of totora reeds, are home to roughly 2,000 members of the Uros tribe, which outdates even the Incas. Life on Lake Titicaca by Lorraine Waddell / Travel, recreation and leisure community After 30 days of local cuisine-including Guinea Pig-served on four-day hikes in the Andes, four night of camping in the rain forest, and on floating islands in Lake Titicaca, we would have sold our souls for a hot dog. Memories ? the Glue That Binds by Shela Dean / Relationships community Floating islands have been positioned along the Ouseburn to facilitate the passage of otters and nesting boxes for kingfishers have been installed. Barrage is a big step in the right direction by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			floating arithmetic floating axle floating battery floating block floating brick Floating Bridge floating carrier modulation floating charge floating chase floating coat floating control floating crane floating dock floating dollar sign floating dry dock Floating Fish Tank floating floor floating foundation floating graphic floating grid floating head floating ice floating input floating instrument platform Floating Island Floating islands Floating Kidney Floating Lantern Ceremony floating lever Floating Naval Base floating neutral Floating of Bodies Floating Overpopulation floating pan floating pile foundation floating platen floating plug Floating Point floating point processor floating point underflow floating reticle floating rib floating roof floating rule floating sand floating scraper floating signal floating slab floating underflow floating window floating wood floor			Floating Fish Tank Floating floor floating foundation floating foundation Floating gate Floating gate Floating Gate Avalanche-Injection Metal Oxide Semiconductor Floating Gate Tunnel Oxide floating graphic floating grid Floating harbor Floating Harbor Syndrome floating head floating head Floating heart Floating home Floating home Floating House Floating House floating ice floating input FLoating Instrument Platform FLoating Instrument Platform Floating Integrated Rail Mount Floating Integrated Rail Mount System Floating interest rate Floating interest rate Floating Interest Rates floating island floating island Floating islands floating kidney floating kidney floating kidney Floating Lantern Ceremony floating lever Floating lien Floating lien Floating lien Floating lien Floating lien Floating light floating lines Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Floating liver Floating Low-Density Fractions Floating Machine Shop Floating Maintenance Facilities floating mark or dot floating mine Floating Naval Base floating neutral Floating Ocean Research and Development Floating of Bodies Floating Offshore Installation Floating Overpopulation floating pan Floating Participating Note floating patella Floating Payer Floating Payers

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