Giants Tomb Island is an island with no permanent residents located in Southern Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...

 in Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It measures approximately 5 kilometres from north to south and 2 kilometres from east to west. Its name comes from its resembalnce to a giant tomb

Tomb

A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes...

, supposedly that of the giant native deity, Kitchikewana.

It is part of the Awenda Provincial Park

Awenda Provincial Park

Awenda Provincial Park is a provincial park in western Ontario located on the northern tip of the Penetanguishene Peninsula on Georgian Bay. The park occupies an area of 29.15 km². It is classified as a Natural Environment Park and therefore all land is protected.Giants Tomb Island has...

 close to Penetanguishene and Midland

Midland, Ontario

Midland is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.Situated at the southern end of Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands, Midland is the economic centre of the region, with a 125-bed hospital and a local airport. It is the main town of the southern Georgian Bay area...

. To the west there are other islands, Christian Island, Hope Island

Hope Island (Ontario)

Hope Island is the northern of three islands in south eastern Georgian Bay. It was named by Henry Bayfield after he surveyed it in the 19th century. Like its neighbour Christian Island, the uninhabited island is part of an Ojibwa reserve....

 and Beckwith Island

Beckwith Island (Georgian Bay)

Beckwith Island is the eastern of three islands in southeastern Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. Like its populated neighbour Christian Island to the west, and Hope Island to the northwest, the uninhabited island is part of an Ojibwa reserve. On the mainland, Cedar Point lies directly south of the...

. Beausoleil Island

Beausoleil Island

Beausoleil Island is a 8-kilometer long island in the Lake Huron's Georgian Bay, near Port Severn, Ontario. It is the largest island in the Georgian Bay Islands National Park and it offers island tent camping, overnight and day docking, heritage education programs, and hiking trails...

, part of the Georgian Bay Islands National Park

Georgian Bay Islands National Park

Georgian Bay Islands National Park consists of 63 small islands or parts of islands in Georgian Bay, near Port Severn, Ontario. The park was established in 1929. The total park area is approximately 13.5 km²...

is only a few kilometres to the east.

Giants Tomb Island is popular for day trips with boaters as there are excellent sandy beaches and safe swimming.