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Lake at night
October 18, 2010

Lake McKenzie

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One of dozens of lakes on the island, Lake McKenzie shimmers in the starlight. During the day the lake's sugar white beach and windowpane water attract hundreds of visitors. Like the painters and poets who celebrated Fraser's otherworldly allure, they return home with stories and images of soul-stirring beauty.

See more photos of the September 2010 story "Sands of Time."



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Photograph by Peter Essick, National Geographic

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