Lake Manitou
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For other places with the same name, see Manitou Lake (disambiguation).
| Lake Manitou | |
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| Satellite image of Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island | |
| Location | Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron |
| Coordinates | 45°46.7′N 81°59.5′W / 45.7783°N 81.9917°WCoordinates: 45°46.7′N 81°59.5′W / 45.7783°N 81.9917°W |
| Primary outflows | Manitou River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 19.8 kilometres (12.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 104 km² (40 sq mi) |
| Islands | 2 |
Lake Manitou is the largest lake on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada. It is the largest lake on a freshwater island in the world.[1][2][3] Since Manitoulin Island itself is in Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes, Manitou qualifies as the largest "lake in a lake". Lake Manitou has an area of about 104 square kilometres (40 sq mi).[2] It is drained by the Manitou River. There are also a number of small islands in Lake Manitou, making them islands in a lake on an island in another lake.[1]
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Manitoulin Island location in the Great Lakes
[edit] References
- ^ a b Roza, Greg (2009). The Creation of Islands. New York: Rosen Pub.. pp. 25. ISBN 978-1-4358-5299-0. OCLC 254528993.
- ^ a b "About The LMAA". Lake Manitou Area Association. http://lakemanitouarea.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=2. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Some interesting Islands and Lakes". Elbruz. http://www.elbruz.org/islands/Islands%20and%20Lakes.htm. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
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