List of islands in lakes

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

Contents

By size

  1. Manitoulin Island in Lake Michigan-Huron, Canada - 2,766 km2 (1,068 sq mi)[1]
  2. René-Levasseur Island in the Manicouagan Reservoir, Quebec, Canada - 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi)[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 - 1,069 km2 (413 sq mi). 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 mi) 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 (280 sq mi)[1]
    • Samosir in Lake Toba, Indonesia - 630 km2 (240 sq mi).[1] Since it is detached 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 mi)[1]
  5. Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 530 km2 (200 sq mi)[1]
  6. St. Joseph Island in Lake Huron, Canada - 365 km2 (141 sq mi)[1]
  7. Drummond Island in Lake Huron, United States - 347 km2 (134 sq mi)[1]
  8. Idjwi in Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo - 285 km2 (110 sq mi)[1]
  9. Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua - 276 km2 (107 sq mi)[2]
  10. Bugala Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda - 275 km2 (106 sq mi)[2]
  11. Saint Ignace Island in Lake Superior, Canada - 274 km2 (106 sq mi)[2]
  12. Big Simpson Island in Great Slave Lake, Canada - 251 km2 (97 sq mi)[2]

Other lake islands larger than 50 km²

  1. Blanchet Island in Great Slave Lake, Canada - 94 sq mi (240 km2)[2]
  2. Buvuma Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda - 87 square miles (230 km2)[2]
  3. Rubondo Islandin Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 83 square miles (210 km2) [2]
  4. Largest island in Sobradinho Lake, Brazil - 200 km2 (77 sq mi)[2]
  5. Glover Island in Grand Lake, Canada- 74 square miles (190 km2)[2]
  6. Michipicoten Island in Lake Superior, Canada - 71 square miles (180 km2)[2]
  7. Preble Island in Great Slave Lake, Canada - 68 square miles (180 km2)[2]
  8. Cockburn Island in Lake Huron, Canada - 67.6 square miles (175 km2)
  9. Hurissalo in Lietvesi, Finland - 174 km2.[3]
  10. Partalansaari in Haapaselkä, Finland - 170 km2.[3]
  11. Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, United States - 55.77 square miles (144.4 km2)
  12. Sugar Island in Lake Nicolet - Lake George, United States- 50 square miles (130 km2)
  13. Wolfe Island in Lake Ontario, Canada - 48 sq. miles (124 km²)
  14. Viljakansaari in Haapaselkä, Finland - 115 km2.
  15. Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake - 42 square miles (110 km2)
  16. Selaön in Mälaren, Sweden - 91 km²
  17. Bois Blanc Island in Lake Huron, United States - 34 sq mi (88 km2)
  18. Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi)
  19. Manamansalo in Oulujärvi, Finland - 76 km2.
  20. Äitsaari in Saimaa, Finland - 74 km2.
  21. Simpson Island in Lake Superior, Canada - 73 km²
  22. Ammerön in Revsundssjön, Sweden - 61 km²; the lake is only 68 km².
  23. Grand Island in Lake Superior, United States - 22.4 square miles (58 km2)
  24. North Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, United States - 22.35 sq mi (57.9 km2)
  25. Neebish Island in Lake Huron, United States - 21 sq mi (54 km2)
  26. Moinsalmensaari in Pihlajavesi, Finland - 53 km2.

Crater and caldera lake islands

Further information: Crater lake
  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. http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/islands.htm. Retrieved 15 February 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Largest Lake Islands of the World". WorldIslandInfo.com. http://www.worldislandinfo.com/LAKEV1.htm. Retrieved 15 February 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Largest Islands in Finland (in Finnish)". http://personal.inet.fi/koti/kauko.huotari/saaret.htm. Retrieved 26 February 2010.