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This is a list of islands in lakes (lake islands), which are one type of inland islands.

By size

  1. Manitoulin Island in Lake Michigan-Huron, Canada - 2,766 km² (1,068 sq miles)[1]
  2. René-Levasseur Island in the Manicouagan Reservoir, Quebec, Canada - 2,000 km² (780 sq miles)[1]
    • Soisalo between the lakes Kallavesi, Suvasvesi, Kermajärvi, Ruokovesi, Haukivesi and Unnukka, Finland - 1638 km². Some consider that Soisalo is not a real island because the lakes surrounding it are not on the same level. The greatest difference between the surrounding lakes is 6 m.
    • Sääminginsalo in Saimaa, Finland - 1069 km² (413 sq miles). Saimaa is sometimes referred to as a "lake system", and Sääminginsalo is surrounded by three separately named lakes (Haukivesi, Puruvesi and Pihlajavesi) that are at the same level, and by an artificial canal, Raikuun kanava, built in 1750's. Since it is detached from land by a canal, it is debatable whether Sääminginsalo can be defined as an island.
    • Eastern and Southern Flevoland, 948 km² (366 sq miles) is a man-made polder of the now-freshwater lake IJsselmeer, Netherlands, and is the largest man-made island in the world
  3. Olkhon in Lake Baikal, Russia - 730 km² (282 sq miles)[1]
    • Samosir in Lake Toba, Indonesia - 630 km² (243 sq miles).[1] Since it is detatched from the mainland by a canal, it is debatable whether it can be defined as an island
  4. Isle Royale in Lake Superior, United States - 541 km² (209 sq miles)[1]
  5. Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 530 km² (205 sq miles)[1]
  6. St. Joseph Island in Lake Huron, Canada - 365 km² (141 sq miles)[1]
  7. Drummond Island in Lake Huron, United States - 347 km² (134 sq miles)[1]
  8. Idjwi in Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo - 285 km² (110 sq miles)[1]
  9. Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua - 276 km² (106.5 sq miles)[2]
  10. Bugala Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda - 275 km² (106 sq miles)[2]
  11. Saint Ignace Island in Lake Superior, Canada - 274 km² (106 sq miles)[2]
  12. Big Simpson Island in Great Slave Lake, Canada - 251 km² (97 sq miles)[2]

Other lake islands larger than 50 km²

  1. Blanchet Island in Great Slave Lake, Canada - 94 sq mi (243 km2)[2]
  2. Buvuma Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda - 87 sq. miles (225 km²)[2]
  3. Rubondo Islandin Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 83 sq. miles (215 km²) [2]
  4. Largest island in Sobradinho Lake, Brazil - 200 km² (77 sq miles)[2]
  5. Glover Island in Grand Lake, Canada- 74 sq. miles (192 km²)[2]
  6. Michipicoten Island in Lake Superior, Canada - 71 sq. miles (184 sq. km)[2]
  7. Preble Island in Great Slave Lake, Canada - 68 sq. miles (176 km²)[2]
  8. Cockburn Island in Lake Huron, Canada - 67.6 sq. miles (175 sq. km)
  9. Hurissalo in Lietvesi, Finland - 174 sq. km [3]
  10. Partalansaari in Haapaselkä, Finland - 170 sq. km [3]
  11. Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, United States - 55.77 square miles (144.45 km²)
  12. Sugar Island in Lake Nicolet - Lake George, United States- 50 sq. miles (130 km²)
  13. Wolfe Island in Lake Ontario, Canada - 48 sq. miles (124 km²)
  14. Viljakansaari in Haapaselkä, Finland - 115 sq. km
  15. Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake - 42 square miles (110 km2)
  16. Bois Blanc Island in Lake Huron, United States - 34 sq mi (88 km2)
  17. Manamansalo in Oulujärvi, Finland - 76 sq. km
  18. Äitsaari in Saimaa, Finland - 74 sq. km
  19. Simpson Island in Lake Superior, Canada - 73 km²
  20. Grand Island in Lake Superior, United States - 22.4 square miles (58.0 km²)
  21. North Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, United States - 22.35 sq mi (57.9 km²)
  22. Neebish Island in Lake Huron, United States - 21 sq mi (56 km²)
  23. Moinsalmensaari in Pihlajavesi, Finland - 53 sq. km

Crater and caldera lake islands

  1. René-Levasseur Island in Lake Manicouagan, Quebec, Canada (impact crater lake) -- There are also many lakes on René-Levasseur Island that contain their own islands
  2. Teodoro Wolf and Yerovi Islands in Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador
  3. Teopan Island in Lake Coatepeque, El Salvador
  4. Islas Quemadas in Lake Ilopango, El Salvador
  5. Island in Lake Wenchi, Ethiopia
  6. Samosir Island in Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia
  7. Bisentina and Martana Islands in Lake Bolsena, Italy
  8. Kamuishu Island in Lake Mashū, Hokkaidō, Japan
  9. Nakano Island in Lake Tōya, Hokkaidō, Japan
  10. Motutaiko Island in Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand
  11. Volcano Island in Taal Lake, Luzon, Philippines (and Vulcan Point in Crater Lake on Volcano Island)
  12. Samang, Chayachy, Serdtse (Heart), Nizkii (Low), and Glinyanii (Clay) Islands in Kurile Lake, Kamchatka, Russia
  13. Sollerön Island in Siljan Lake, Sweden (impact crater lake)
  14. Lahi, Molemole, Si'i, and A'ali Islands in Lake Vai Lahi, Niuafo'ou, Tonga
  15. Meke Dağı Island in Meke Golu crater lake, Turkey
  16. Wizard Island and Phantom Ship in Crater Lake, Oregon, United States
  17. Horseshoe Island (now submerged) in Mount Katmai's crater lake, Alaska, United States

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Islands of the World: Largest Lake Islands". World Atlas. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Largest Lake Islands of the World". WorldIslandInfo.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Largest Islands in Finland (in Finnish)". Retrieved 26 February 2010.
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