A kettle hole is a geological feature formed by receding glaciers. When an ice sheet retreats, several large portions may become detached, surrounded by mounds of soil. As the ice melts, a depression called a kettle hole remains. When water occupies the depression, it may be called a kettle lake. This article is about the geographical formation. ...

List of kettle holes

• Ell Pond in Rhode Island
• Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Spruce Hole Bog in New Hampshire
• Lake Ronkonkoma on Long Island, New York

Categories: US geography stubs ... State nickname: The Ocean State, Little Rhody Other U.S. States Capital Providence Largest city Providence Governor Donald Carcieri Official languages None Area 4,005 km² (50th)  - Land 2,709 km²  - Water 1,296 km² (32. ... General plan for Fresh Pond Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts, by the Olmsted Brothers landscape design firm, 1897. ... Categories: Stub | New Hampshire geography ... State nickname: The Granite State Other U.S. States Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch Official languages English Area 24,239 km² (46th)  - Land 23,249 km²  - Water 814 km² (3. ... Lake Ronkonkoma is a census-designated place located in Suffolk County, New York. ... Image of Long Island taken by NASA. Long Island, New York, is an island off the North American coast, some 118 miles (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 miles (32 km) wide, extending from New York Harbor into the North Atlantic Ocean. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...

External link

• Geological definition of a kettle hole from the University of Wisconsin

• A textbook kettle hole pond on Cape Cod, Massachusetts