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History Quiz

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Some of the earliest maps of Lake Superior included four islands described by Pierre de Charlevoix that were later found to be fictitious. Which of these was NOT the name of one of those ghost islands?

a. I. Pontchartrain

b. I. des Pins

c. I. St. Anne

d. I. Philippeaux

Answer: b. The Ile des Pins is an island in New Caledonia in the South Pacific that once served as a French penal colony.

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