What is Manitoulin Island?
'''Manitoulin Island''' is a [[lake island]] in [[Lake Huron]]. It is on the northern side of the lake, in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]]. It is the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world. It has an area of 2,766 square kilometers (1,068 square miles). Lake Huron is on the southern and western sides of the island. [[Georgian Bay]] is on the island's east side and the [[North Channel (Ontario)|North Channel]] on the northern side. There are 108 freshwater lakes on the island. The largest is [[Lake Manitou]] (about 104 kilometers, 40.5 square miles), which is the largest freshwater lake on a freshwater island. The island has a population of 12,600. Many tourists visit the island during the summer. The island has two incorporated towns: [[Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands and Gore Bay]] and [[Gore Bay, Ontario|Gore Bay]]. [[Category:Geography of Ontario]] [[Category:Islands of Canada]] {{multistub|geo|Canada}}