Believe it or not, this is a real lake in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The lake itself was formed about 12,000 years ago, when glaciers from the last Ice Age retreated and left behind depressions that gradually filled with meltwater.
Its unusual name was officially approved by the Nova Scotia government on March 5, 1953. However, its true origin remains a mystery. No historical records explain why it was chosen, and it has never been linked to a specific person or event. The Canadian Geographical Names Board simply lists the name’s origin as “undetermined.”
Although the name is a mystery, the surrounding area has a much longer history. The region has been home to the Mi’kmaq for thousands of years and later became part of Nova Scotia’s 19th-century gold rush. Nearby Moose River Gold Mines boomed beginning in the 1860s and gained international attention after the 1936 Moose River Mine Disaster, when three miners were trapped underground for 11 days before being dramatically rescued.