Lake Manitou facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lake Manitou
Satellite image of Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island
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Location	Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron
Coordinates	45°46.7′N 81°59.5′W / 45.7783°N 81.9917°W / 45.7783; -81.9917
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 lake island in the world. 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). 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.

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  Manitoulin Island location in the Great Lakes