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Detailed explanation-1: -Finland is called ‘’the land of a thousand lakes,” but at last count there were 187,888 of them - more lakes in relation to a country’s size than any other.

Detailed explanation-2: -Finland is known as the land of a thousand lakes, yet there are actually more than 180,000 lakes in Finland. More than 10% of Finland’s total area is covered by water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bengaluru, then, was known as the city of a thousand lakes, with its water needs met by a series of well-connected man-made tanks. These structures were interconnected by a network of canals (which came to be called ‘rajakaluves’) that captured rainfall and transferred excess water from higher to lower level tanks.

Detailed explanation-4: -We bet you are! Finland isn’t simply immense spreads of flawless wild.