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2 stories tagged lakes, newest first.

Screenshot of euronews.com: Germany transforms former coal mines into Europe's largest lake landscape

Germany transforms former coal mines into Europe's largest lake landscape (euronews.com)

178 points by ohjeez 17 days ago | 96 comments

News article about Germany converting abandoned lignite coal mines into a network of artificial lakes forming Europe's largest man-made lake landscape.

germany coal-mining lusatia land-reclamation

Screenshot of elbruz.org: Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island (2007)

Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island (2007)(elbruz.org)

598 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 242 comments

A geography trivia page listing record islands and lakes, culminating in the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.

geography islands lakes recursive-geography

#lakes on Hacker News

Germany transforms former coal mines into Europe's largest lake landscape(euronews.com)

Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island (2007)(elbruz.org)

Germany transforms former coal mines into Europe's largest lake landscape (euronews.com)