�������������������� Largest Lake Islands of the World
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Island
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Location
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Area in square miles
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Area in square kilometers
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1. Manitoulin Island
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Lake Huron, Ontario
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1,068
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2,766
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2. Ren�-Levasseur
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Manicouagan Reservoir, Quebec
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780
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2,020
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3. Ol'khon
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Lake Baykal, Russia
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280
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730
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4. Samosir
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Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia
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245
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630
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5. Isle Royale
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Lake Superior, Michigan
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209
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541
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6. Ukerewe Island
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Lake Victoria, Tanzania
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205
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530
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7. St. Joseph Island
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Lake Huron, Ontario
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141
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365
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8. Drummond Island
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Lake Huron, Michigan
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134
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347
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9. Idjwi
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Lake Kivu, Congo
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110
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285
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10. Ometepe
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Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua
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107
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276
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11. Bugala Island
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Lake Victoria, Uganda
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106
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275
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12. Saint Ignace Island
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Lake Superior, Ontario
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106
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274
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13. largest island of Simpson Islands,
Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories
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97
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251
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14. Blanchet Island
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Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories
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94
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243
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15. Buvuma Island
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Lake Victoria, Uganda
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87
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225
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16. Rubondo Island
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Lake Victoria, Tanzania
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83
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215
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17. largest island of Barregem de
Sobradinho, Brazil
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77
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200
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18. Glover Island
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Grand Lake, Newfoundland
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74
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192
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19. Michipicoten Island
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Lake Superior, Ontario
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71
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184
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20. Preble Island
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Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories
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68
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176
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Note:
Vozrozhdeniya, an island in the Aral Sea between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, had
been the second largest lake island, at about 900 sq miles / 2,300 sq km, but
the shrinking of the sea joined it to the mainland between June 2000 and June
2001.� It is now a peninsula.
See also Largest Islands of the Great Lakes.
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