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Hutchinson presented in his publication a comprehensive analysis of the origin of lakes and proposed what is a widely accepted classification of lakes according to their origin. This classification recognizes 11 major lake types that are divided into 76 subtypes. The 11 major lake types are:
* tectonic lakes
* volcanic lakes
* glacial lakes
* fluvial lakes
* solution lakes
* landslide lakes
* aeolian lakes
* shoreline lakes
* organic lakes
* anthropogenic lakes
* meteorite (extraterrestrial

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