My interest has grown in lakes, rivers, ponds, etc – possibly because of the variety of plants that grow around their margins, or because of the fish that hope to thrive within them. (I’m not a fisherman, but I like seeing organisms thrive.)<\/p>\n
The large rivers of the world, such as the Amazon, Ganges, Congo, Yellow, or Mississippi, host some surprising species that one seldom hears about. I’ll eventually discuss them in posts.<\/p>\n
Today, I’m talking about Manitoulin Island, in Lake Huron, Ontario. One of its claims to fame is being the world’s largest island in a freshwater lake.<\/p>\n
Equally interesting, Manitoulin Island contains the world’s largest lake-on-an-island-in-a-freshwater-lake: Lake Manitou. It’s about 100 square kilometres.<\/p>\n
Another curiosity on Manitoulin Island is the world’s largest island-in-a-freshwater-lake-on-an-island-in-a-freshwater-lake: Treasure Island. It’s not in Lake Manitou, but rather Lake Mindemoya, which is also on Manitoulin Island. Treasure Island is about 0.6 square kilometres.<\/p>\n
I’ll be sharing more of my geographical finds in future posts:)<\/p>\n
Source:<\/p>\n
Wikipedia: Manitoulin Island<\/a><\/p>\n Wikipedia: Lake Manitou<\/a><\/p>\n Wikipedia: Treasure Island<\/a><\/p>\n