Canadian Island Superlatives
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SIZE The largest
island of Canada is Baffin Island, at 195,928 sq mi / 507,541 sq km. It is the 5th largest
island in the world. See also the 38 largest islands of Canada. The largest lake
island in Canada Manitoulin Island, in Lake Huron, Ontario, at 1,068 sq mi / 2,766
sq km. See largest lake islands for the top 20
lake islands in the world. The largest
Canadian river island is Montreal Island, Quebec, a 201 sq mi / 521 sq km
island in the St. Lawrence River. Largest river-lake island The largest
island formed by both lakes and rivers in Canada is Ross Island, which is
about 600 sq mi / 1,500 sq km. It is
surrounded by the Nelson River, Playgreen Lake, and
other bodies of water in central Manitoba. Largest island on an island The largest
island on an island in Canada is Glover Island, in Grand Lake, Newfoundland,
at 74 sq mi / 192 sq km. It is also
the 18th
largest lake island in the world. Largest island on an island on an island The largest
island on an island on an island in Canada is a 4 acre / 1.6 ha island in a
lake on an island in a lake in south-central Victoria Island, Nunavut, at 69.7928°
north, 108.2411° west. About 4.0 million
Canadians are islanders. This is about
1 in every 8 Canadians, or 12%. Some 45%
of Canadian islanders live on Île Montreal, Quebec. The most populous
island in Canada is Montreal Island, Quebec, with 1.8 million inhabitants in
the city of Montreal and other communities. The most populous
Canadian lake island is Manitoulin Island, in Lake Huron, Ontario. It was
home to around 13,000 people as of 2006. Canada’s largest
uninhabited island is Devon Island, in the Arctic, at 21,331 square miles
55,247 square kilometers. It is the
largest uninhabited island in the world, but does sometimes host teams of
researchers. Least densely populated The least densely
populated inhabited Canadian island is Ellesmere, in Nunavut, , with about 153 people on an island of 75,767 sq miles
/ 196,236 sq km. Each inhabitant thus
has 495 sq miles / 1,283 sq km apiece.. MISCELLANEOUS The tallest
Canadian island is Ellesmere Island; its Barbeau Peak rises 8,583 feet /
2,616 meters from sea level, also making it the tallest point in Nunavut. Teresa Island, in
Atlin Lake, British Columbia, is the tallest
Canadian lake island, rising 4,563 feet / 1,391 meters above lake level. Bridges The largest
Canadian island connected to the mainland by a fixed link is Cape Breton
Island, Nova Scotia, at 3,981 sq miles / 10,311 sq km. It is linked to the mainland by a bridge
and causeway combination. The most common
name for islands in Canada is "Green Island”; 133 Canadian islands share
that name. Smallest divided
by borders The smallest
island shared by Canada with another country is the west island in Boundary
Lake, Manitoba, at about 3 acres / 1.1 ha.
It is shared with the United States. See also islands divided by international borders. Canada has no
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