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submitted 3 weeks ago by EfreetSK to c/wikipedia

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[–] Zachariah 5 points 3 weeks ago

There are nearly 1,000 islands in lakes on islands in Finland alone.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What is the maximum recursion depth here?

[–] Plum 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This one, in Nunavut.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Lake Yathkyed contains the only lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake in the world, and the only islands within such a lake.

Nice!