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Floating island drifts 30km across Canadian lake before being relocated

A massive forested island that vanished from satellite imagery has been found 30 kilometres away on a Canadian reservoir.

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A huge floating island was spotted drifting across a Canadian lake before disappearing from satellite images. The island has since been found again, having drifted approximately 30 kilometres from its last known location.

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