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10 Absurd Canadian Lake Names That Mapmakers Approved

Explore ten of Canada's most absurd, hilarious, and blunt officially recognized lake names from colonial survey fatigue to Cree geographical marvels.

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  1. Canoe Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park under blue skies
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Canada has over two million freshwater lakes. When early surveyors and bush pilots ran out of conventional names, they turned to blunt descriptions. Early maps recorded funny sighs of exhaustion alongside unexpected geographical features across the country.

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