File:Igopogo.jpg

Image taken by the Barrie examiner of Igopogo, in Lake Simcoe, 1976. Copy derived from the following site: [1]

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1. It is a low-resolution photograph.
2. Its use in Wikipedia does not infringe the copyright holder's rights in any way.
3. It is a widely-used image over the internet.
4. It cannot yet be replaced, as sightings of the creature have grown rarer in recent years.
5. It serves to illustrate the article in question.
6. It serves to identify the creature known as the Igopogo.

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