Located north of this body of water are Lake Manzala and Lake Timsah.
The Italian battleships Vittorio Veneto and Littorio were interned in this body of water during World War II. Located north of this body of water are Lake Manzala and Lake Timsah. Fifteen ships known as the Yellow Fleet were trapped in this lake until 1975 as a result of a war that started eight years before. This hypersaline lake blocked the lessepsian migration of species for many decades, preventing the colonization of (*) Red Sea flora and fauna in the Mediterranean. Franklin Roosevelt met with Saudi King Aziz aboard the USS Quincy in 1945 in this lake. For 15 points, name this lake located within the Suez Canal. Drinking from it is not recommended!
The Italian battleships Vittorio Veneto and Littorio were interned in this body of water during World War II.
Great Bitter Lake [prompt on "Suez Canal" before "this lake"]