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Pitch Lake

American  

noun

  1. a deposit of natural asphalt in SW Trinidad, West Indies. 114 acres (47 hectares).


Pitch Lake British  

noun

  1. a deposit of natural asphalt in the Caribbean, in SW Trinidad. Area: 46 hectares (114 acres)

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It occurs naturally too, in places such as California’s La Brea Tar Pits and in the famed Pitch Lake in Trinidad.

From Washington Post Aug. 4, 2018

The gooey, black stuff still burbles away at Pitch Lake, which Answer Man guesses makes water skiing kind of tough.

From Washington Post Aug. 4, 2018

Tarry asphalt from Pitch Lake was used by Sir Walter Raleigh to waterproof the hulls of his ships.

From Washington Post Aug. 4, 2018

"Has the Pitch Lake, discovered so many centuries ago by Sir Walter Raleigh, had anything to do with it?"

From Plotting in Pirate Seas by Federer, C. A. (Charles A.)

One of the biggest shareholders in this Pitch Lake.

From Plotting in Pirate Seas by Federer, C. A. (Charles A.)

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