René-Levasseur Island
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René-Levasseur Island is a large island in the centre of the Manicouagan Reservoir, or Lake Manicouagan, in Quebec, Canada. This lake is a man made reservior created when a hydro electric dam was cons
René-Levasseur Island is the large island in the centre of this image. Image courtesy of NASA.
René-Levasseur Island in the background
Clearcutting on the island
As seen from space shuttle (north is to the lower right)
Lake island
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A lake island is any landmass within a lake. It is a type of inland island. Lake islands may form a lake archipelago.
René-Levasseur Island
…of 50.7 km [31.5 mi]), the island is larger in area than the annular lake in which it is situated. René-Levasseur Island is the world's second-largest lake island (the largest is Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron). It is also the 35th largest lake in Canada and the 110th worldwide The geological feature was formed…
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