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	# ] in Lake Huron, United States - 347 km² (134 sq miles)		# ] in Lake Huron, United States - 347 km² (134 sq miles)
	# ] in ], ] - 285 km² (110 sq miles)		# ] in ], ] - 285 km² (110 sq miles)
			# ] in Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua - 276 km² (106.5 sq miles)

	== References ==		== References ==

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This is a list of islands in freshwater lakes, sometimes known as inland islands.

Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Canada - 2,766 km² (1,068 sq miles)
- Vozrozhdeniya Island in the Aral Sea, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - 2,300 km² (888 sq miles). Became a peninsula in 2002 due to the shrinking of the sea, so no longer appears in rankings.
René-Levasseur Island in the Manicouagan Reservoir, Quebec, Canada - 2,000 km² (780 sq miles)
Sääminginsalo in Saimaa, Finland - 1069 km² (413 sq miles)
Olkhon in Lake Baikal, Russia - 730 km² (282 sq miles)
Samosir in Lake Toba, Indonesia - 630 km² (243 sq miles). Further holds the record for being the largest island in a lake on an island
Isle Royale in Lake Superior, United States - 541 km² (209 sq miles)
Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 530 km² (205 sq miles)
St. Joseph Island in Lake Huron, Canada - 365 km² (141 sq miles)
Drummond Island in Lake Huron, United States - 347 km² (134 sq miles)
Idjwi in Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo - 285 km² (110 sq miles)
Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua - 276 km² (106.5 sq miles)

Islands of the World: Largest Lake Islands, World Atlas website. Sääminginsalo inserted separately, as it is not featured on the list despite being larger than most other islands in lakes.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items.