Pitch-lake
noun
1.
a deposit of natural asphalt in SW Trinidad, West Indies. 114 acres (47 hectares).
noun
1.
a deposit of natural asphalt in the Caribbean, in SW Trinidad. Area: 46 hectares (114 acres)
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