New Delhi: Lakhs of islands are available on this planet. Some have names, and some are unknown. However, only a small number of unknown islands exist in the world. Also, there are types of inland islands where various processes like erosion, earthquakes, and volcanic activities, among others, can form.
Islands can be large and small. Greenland is the world’s largest Island, covering 836,297 square miles. The largest lake in the world, called the Caspian Sea, has a surface area of 143,244 square miles. Despite its name, the Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water. This means it is about one-eighth the size of Greenland. While this information is impressive, have you ever heard of the world’s largest Island-in-a-Lake-on-an-Island-in-a-Lake-on-an-Island? It has a record! Let us find out in this article.
Defining “Island-in-a-Lake-on-an-Island-in-a-Lake-on-an-Island”
But first, let us look at what “Island-in-a-lake-on-an-island-in-a-lake-on-an-island” means. A geographical feature is where a small island exists within a lake on a larger island inside another lake, creating layers of islands within lakes. This describes an island inside a lake on an island that is in another lake on another island.
The Discovery and Confirmation of the Record-Holding Island
The world’s largest island in a lake on an island is a small, unnamed lake about 4 acres large on an unnamed island within a lake on Canada’s Victoria Island.
Before this, other lakes were considered the largest until August 21, 2014, when Landsat 8 captured an image of this Island.
It is very unlikely that anyone has ever been to this Island or lake. While it currently holds the record, it may not be the largest because Canada has tens of thousands of lakes, many with freshwater islands.
However, Guinness World Records recognises the unnamed Island in the unnamed lake on Victoria Island in Canada as the largest of its kind.
Canada is home to many such records. For example, on Newfoundland Island, there is Grand Lake, which covers 210 square miles. Inside Grand Lake is Glover Island, a large unnamed lake about 1.3 miles long and 0.5 miles wide.
Accessibility and Future Exploration of the Remote Island
No one has gone to this Island because there are no access routes, and it is far from the nearest settlement on almost empty Victoria Island. Record-setting Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings mentioned this Island. He noted that it is about 75 miles inland from the southern coast of Victoria Island, located at coordinates 69.793° N, 108.241° W. However, it was first written about as early as 2007 in World Island Info.
Before the discovery of this unnamed Island, people believed the largest island in a lake on an island was on Luzon in the Philippines. Lake Taal, on Luzon, has an island called Volcano Island and a lake called Crater Lake. Inside Crater Lake is a small island known as Vulcan Point.
This article explores the fascinating geographical record of the world’s largest island within a lake, situated on an island inside another lake, located on a larger island – a truly unique formation! Located in Canada on Victoria Island, this unnamed Island, discovered via Landsat 8 imagery, was officially recognised by Guinness World Records in 2017. Despite its remarkable status, the remote location and lack of access routes mean this incredible Island remains largely unexplored. knowledge Knowledge News, Photos and Videos on General Knowledge
