List of islands in lakes

List of islands in lakes

This is a list of islands in freshwater lakes, sometimes known as inland islands.

By size

# Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Canada - 2,766 km² (1,068 sq miles)
#* Vozrozhdeniya Island in the Aral Sea, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - 2,300 km² (888 sq miles). Became a peninsula in 2002 due to the shrinking of the sea, so no longer appears in rankings.
# René-Levasseur Island in the Manicouagan Reservoir, Quebec, Canada - 2,000 km² (780 sq miles)
# Sääminginsalo in Saimaa, Finland - 1069 km² (413 sq miles)
# Olkhon in Lake Baikal, Russia - 730 km² (282 sq miles)
# Samosir in Lake Toba, Indonesia - 630 km² (243 sq miles). Further holds the record for being the largest island in a lake on an island
# Isle Royale in Lake Superior, United States - 541 km² (209 sq miles)
# Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 530 km² (205 sq miles)
# St. Joseph Island in Lake Huron, Canada - 365 km² (141 sq miles)
# Drummond Island in Lake Huron, United States - 347 km² (134 sq miles)
# Idjwi in Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo - 285 km² (110 sq miles)
# Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua - 276 km² (106.5 sq miles)

References

* [http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/islands.htm "Islands of the World: Largest Lake Islands"] , World Atlas website. Sääminginsalo inserted separately, as it is not featured on the list despite being larger than most other islands in lakes.


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