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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
People left with a 'headache' after discovering bizarre island-in-a-lake-on-an-island-in-a-lake-on-an-island - as one vents 'my brain cells hurt'
The remote regions of the world are full of some incredible and baffling mysteries. Now, one discovery, shared in a viral post on Instagram by @ has left social media users reeling. Located in remote northern Canada, this is the world's largest island-in-a-lake-on-an-island-in-a-lake-on-an-island. If that description sounds confusing then you're not alone, as Instagram users have flocked to the comments to complain that the island left them with a 'headache'. One frustrated user vented: 'That just scrambled my brains.' At the centre of this geological Russian nesting doll is a small, sea-horse-shaped island measuring just over 300 metres (1,000ft) long from end to end. That island is nestled inside a small unnamed lake which takes up most of the area of another larger island. This, in turn, is sat within a 55-mile (90km) lake located near the coast of Victoria Island, the eighth largest island in the world. Zooming out, you can see that this island is sat inside a larger, 55 mile (90km) lake One commenter said they 'literally had a headache' after trying to understand this strange island This island-in-a-lake-on-an-island-in-a-lake-on-an-island is what geologists refer to as a 'recursive island'. Geography buffs used to believe that the largest of these recursive structures was an island in a crater lake on Volcano Island in the middle of Lake Taal on the Philippine island of Luzon. But careful satellite analysis has revealed that the unnamed Canadian recursive lake is significantly larger. However, that exciting bit of trivia may have been lost on many social media users who have struggled to comprehend the island's tongue-twister-like description. On Instagram, one baffled commenter complained: 'I literally had a headache after reading this'. 'I had a stroke reading it,' another chimed in. Meanwhile another wrote: 'My brain is fried.' Even those who did manage to get their heads around the description still reported being left frazzled by the efforts, writing: 'I think I got it, but I think I pulled a brain muscle trying.' Even those who did understand what they were reading complained of pulling a 'brain muscle' while trying The island-in-a-lake-on-an-island-in-a-lake-on-an-island At the centre is a small island measuring 300m from end to end. That island is nestled inside a small unnamed lake which takes up most of the area of another larger island. This, in turn, is sat within a 55-mile lake near the coast of Victoria Island. Due to the island's remote location in the freezing Arctic, it is unlikely that anyone has ever set foot on this strange recursive island. Victoria Island, or Kitlineq as it is called by the Innuit residents, has a population of less than 2,000 people despite being larger than the US state of Idaho. However, Canada's unique geography means that this region is littered with recursive lakes. Canada is also home to the world's largest island-in-a-lake, Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, and the largest lake-on-an-island, Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island. According to the NASA Earth Observatory, nearly all of Canada was covered by glaciers during the last ice age. As the glaciers moved, they carved out a network of channels and deposited small hills made up of glacial till, a mixture of clay, sand, and rock dug up by glaciers. Dr Daniel Kerr, a geologist from the Geological Survey of Canada, told NASA's Earth Observatory: 'This area became ice-free by about 8,000 years ago. 'But because of the weight of the ice sheet, the land was depressed and the waters of the Arctic Ocean flooded the land.' That left the region dotted with millions of small lakes, many of which had islands of them which, in turn, had their own nested lakes and islands.
CBC
6 days ago
- Health
- CBC
Chiropractor opens new clinic in Hay River, N.W.T., to fill health-care gap in the South Slave
Social Sharing Hay River, N.W.T., now has a chiropractic clinic. Dr. Niz Saab and his partner, Alannah Clark, launched Hay River Chiropractic on May 22. Located next to Ring's Pharmacy, the clinic offers weekend appointments at its downtown office Saab said the need for chiropractic services in the region was clear from the start. Patients from nearby communities like Fort Smith are already booking appointments, and he said the community's response has been incredibly warm. "Everybody's just so friendly," he said. "People roll down the window and say, 'Hey, are you the new chiropractor? Welcome to town.' I just never experienced anything like that before." Saab said the decision to come north was more than just a business move. Several years ago, he helped a fellow chiropractor open a new clinic in High Level, Alta. While providing services in northern Alberta, Saab realized that many people don't have easy access to medical care and how much of a difference it can make in their lives. He said that after being in the field for 25 years, that trip rejuvenated him. "People were just like, 'thank you so much for coming here,'" he recalled. "I'm like, 'it's my pleasure. It's my privilege to do this.' You know, that kind of really altered me." The need became even more apparent during another recent trip north. Saab said one patient had been living with a medical issue for nearly a decade — something he rarely sees in the city, where clinics are often just minutes away. "He hadn't been able to shoulder-check for seven years," he said. "I adjusted him and gave him full range back. He just said, 'I can't believe this.'" Saab said that as a practitioner, his goal is to improve the overall health and wellness of his clients, and he's grateful to bring that to the South Slave. "I'm a certified wellness practitioner," he said. "Which means I'm trained in teaching people how to eat food and think in the most natural way. Genetically, what the human species requires." Hay River resident Beatrice Lepine says it's a relief to see the clinic open, since people usually have to leave the community for specialized care. She says that's made access in the region inconsistent and unreliable. "When I had to go to a dentist, I arranged an appointment in Yellowknife and there was freezing rain the day I was going to travel, so I had to cancel that out," Lepine said. Lepine adds that travelling for care has become harder as she gets older, and that for elders or people with chronic pain, it can be nearly impossible. "It's certainly stressful as you get older. You don't want to drive [long distances]."
