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6 lakes larger than Rhode Island in the US: Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are nearly 15 times larger

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the United States by area, but comparing it with some of North America’s largest lakes makes it seem even tinier. The state covers just 1,214 square miles, which is surprisingly small once you realise that six freshwater lakes in or partly connected…

The Times of India

‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever

The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in North America, and this week were spotted in Northern Ireland for the first time

The Guardian - UK

Body of missing Tasmanian angler found

Tasmania Police have found the body of a 50-year-old man who went missing at the state's Great Lake on Thursday while on a solo fishing expedition.

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Body found after fisherman disappeared while trying to retrieve boat at Great Lake in Tasmania

Police divers find a body during a search for a fisherman who disappeared while trying to swim out to his untethered boat on Tasmania's Great Lake.

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Disabled athlete crosses Lake Michigan on paddleboard in quest to traverse all the Great Lakes: ‘It’s really something to witness’

CHICAGO — A small dot on the horizon grew larger as a group of 10 paddleboarders prepared to join it. Some of them whistled, hooted and yelled words of encouragement, waving their paddles in the air.

Chicago Tribune

Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business

The Great Lakes cover nearly 95,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) and hold over 20% of Earth’s surface fresh water. More than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada rely on them for drinking water. The lakes support a multibillion-dollar maritime economy, and the lands around them provided many…

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Tiny snail discovered in Tasmanian lake

A tiny snail thought to be extinct has been discovered in Tasmania's yingina/Great Lake in the state's central west.

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Tiny snail thought to be extict found accidentally in Tasmania's yingina/Great Lake

It hasn't been seen since the 1900s, but this tiny freshwater snail is very much alive and well — found by chance in Australia's second-largest natural lake.

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