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Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island
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Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island

An unnamed isle in Canada’s Nunavut Territory is the leading contender for this island superlative.

Published Feb 22, 2015

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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Lighthouses and sandstone formations draw visitors to the shores of Lake Superior.

Published Aug 28, 2016

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Ni’ihau
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Ni’ihau

Despite sporadic rainfall, the island is the occasional home of two of the larger bodies of water in Hawaii.

Published Apr 5, 2020

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The Floating Islands of India
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The Floating Islands of India

Loktak Lake is home to floating islands that house a national park and a school, but the unique ecosystem is being threatened.

Published May 7, 2018

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Dek and Daga Islands, Ethiopia
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Dek and Daga Islands, Ethiopia

Ancient monasteries and settlements dot these islands in the middle of Ethiopia’s largest lake.

Published Feb 13, 2017

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Ice stringers, Lake Michigan
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Ice stringers, Lake Michigan

Southwesterly winds pull strands of land-fast ice out into the lake from Washington Island and Detroit Island.

Published Mar 10, 2014

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Lake Janisjarvi Impact Crater
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Lake Janisjarvi Impact Crater

Lake Jänisjärvi is a roughly oval-shaped lake, some 13 by 17 kilometers (8 by 11 miles) across, in northwestern Russia, near the Finnish border. The basin for this lake was formed hundreds of millions of years ago by a meteorite impact.

Published Apr 6, 2008

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Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia
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Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia

The Whitsunday Islands are a collection of some 74 islands sandwiched between the Australian mainland and the outer atolls of the Great Barrier Reef.

Published Jan 2, 2010

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Lake Fitri, Chad
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Lake Fitri, Chad

In the desert, a lake shows a long fight between water, wind, and climate.

Published Feb 20, 2012

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Lake Tengiz
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Lake Tengiz

The salty lake in northern Kazakhstan is rich in natural and spaceflight history.

Published Jun 13, 2016

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Flathead Lake, Montana
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Flathead Lake, Montana

Located within the Rocky Mountain Trench, it is one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River.

Published Jun 2, 2019

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Lake Balkhash
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Lake Balkhash

Spanning 17,000 square kilometers, Lake Balkhash is the largest lake in Central Asia and fifteenth-largest in the world.

Published Nov 4, 2017

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Society Islands, French Polynesia
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Society Islands, French Polynesia

In one frame International Space Station astronauts were able to capture the evolution of fringing reefs to atolls. As with the Hawaiian Islands, these volcanic hot spot islands become progressively older to the northwest. As these islands move away from their magma sources they erode and subside.

Published Feb 16, 2003

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Lake Eyre Filling Peaks
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Lake Eyre Filling Peaks

By mid-June 2009, the rare filling of this lake in Australia’s Simpson Desert appeared to have reached its peak.

Published Jun 21, 2009

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Mona Island
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Mona Island

The small Puerto Rican island is a natural reserve that has been nicknamed the “Galapagos of the Caribbean.”

Published Feb 28, 2016

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Aeolian Islands
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Aeolian Islands

The Aeolian Islands formed from a chain of volcanoes in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of the island of Sicily. Geologists and volcanologists have studied the islands since the eighteenth century, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared them a World Heritage Site in 2000 because of their value to the study of volcanic processes.

Published Sep 1, 2008

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Mono Lake, California
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Mono Lake, California

Published Jan 13, 2008

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Floating Farms
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Floating Farms

Inle Lake is home to floating tomato farms and booming tourism.

Published Apr 1, 2015

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A Mesovortex Over Lake Michigan
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A Mesovortex Over Lake Michigan

Warmth and moisture from the Great Lakes fueled lake-effect snow, as frigid air from the Arctic flowed south.

Published Jan 2, 2018

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A Tale of Contrasting Rift Valley Lakes
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A Tale of Contrasting Rift Valley Lakes

Long and short. Deep and shallow. Salty and fresh. Blue and brown. These are Africa’s Lake Tanganyika and Lake Rukwa.

Published Jun 20, 2019

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Lake Neusiedl and Lake Ferto
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Lake Neusiedl and Lake Ferto

Straddling Austria and Hungary, the lake is also known as the “Sea of the Viennese.”

Published Apr 10, 2017

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Rare Filling of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
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Rare Filling of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre

Floodwaters have worked their way through a series of parched channels, watering holes, and lagoons to start filling the iconic Australian lake.

Published May 28, 2019

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New Island Made of Tuff Stuff
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New Island Made of Tuff Stuff

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai is likely to persist for years, maybe decades.

Published Dec 11, 2017

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Lake Khanka in  Eastern Russia and China
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Lake Khanka in Eastern Russia and China

At the juncture of the border between China and Russia sits Lake Khanka, also known as Lake Xinghai. Due to their importance to plant and animal species, the lake and the surrounding wetlands are protected by the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the protection and sustainable use of wetlands. Migratory birds that frequent this lake include several endangered species, such as the Japanese crane.

Published Feb 18, 2007

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