List of islands of Ontario
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Lake AbitibiLake AbitibiLake Abitibi is a lake in northeastern Ontario and western Quebec, Canada. The lake is separated in two distinct portions by a short narrows, making it actually 2 lakes. Its total area is 931 km², and net area 903 km². The lake is shallow and studded with islands...
- Black Island
- Kenosha Island
- Mistaken Islands
Buckhorn LakeBuckhorn Lake (Ontario)Buckhorn Lake is a lake in the townships of Galway-Cavendish and Harvey and Smith–Ennismore–Lakefield in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, and is one of the Kawartha lakes.The primary inflow is from Pigeon Lake through the Gannon Narrows at the west...
- Emerald Isle
- Fox Island
- Nichol Island
Detroit RiverDetroit RiverThe Detroit River is a strait in the Great Lakes system. The name comes from the French Rivière du Détroit, which translates literally as "River of the Strait". The Detroit River has served an important role in the history of Detroit and is one of the busiest waterways in the world. The river...
- Bois Blanc IslandBois Blanc Island (Ontario)Bois Blanc Island, commonly called Boblo Island, is an island in the Detroit River located directly west of Amherstburg, Ontario in the Detroit River, on the Canadian side of the border...
- Fighting IslandFighting IslandFighting Island is a island in the Detroit River— the largest Canadian island in the river. It is part of the town of LaSalle, Ontario, Canada, opposite Wyandotte, Michigan and downriver from Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario....
- Peche IslandPeche IslandPeche Island , is an uninhabited, currently Canadian-owned island in the Detroit River, at its opening into Lake Saint Clair. It is 1.2 miles east of U...
- Turkey Island
Lake ErieLake ErieLake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
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Hen Island (Ontario) Hen Island is an island on Lake Erie in Ontario. There are three smaller islands, called "chickens," surrounding the island; their names are Big Chicken Island, Chick Island, and Little Chicken Island.-Quinnebog Club:... Mohawk Island Mohawk Island is a small island in Lake Erie in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was formerly known as Gull Island. The island contains the ruins of the Gull Island Lighthouse, built in 1848 and decommissioned in 1969. It is located close to the shore of Rock Point Provincial Park.Currently, no... |
North Harbour Island North Harbour Island is an island in Ontario, Canada, located in Lake Erie. The tiny, privately owned island has one home and a storage shed.... |
French RiverFrench River (Ontario)The French River is a river in Central Ontario, Canada. It flows from Lake Nipissing west to Georgian Bay. The river largely follows the boundary between the Parry Sound District and the Sudbury District, and in most contexts is considered the dividing line between Northern Ontario and Southern...
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Gloucester PoolGloucester PoolGloucester Pool is a lake in Georgian Bay Township, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada....
- Broadview Island
- Deer Island
- Lauley Island
Lake HuronLake HuronLake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
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Lucas Island Lucas Island is a small island lying just west of the Vestfold Hills, 2 nautical miles northwest of Plog Island. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition and called Plogsteinen . It was mapped by ANARE in 1958 and renamed for W.C... Manitoulin Island Manitoulin Island is a Canadian island in Lake Huron, in the province of Ontario. It is the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world. In addition to the historic Anishinaabe and European settlement of the island, archeological discoveries at Sheguiandah have demonstrated Paleo-Indian and... |
Pine Island (Ontario) Pine Island is an island of Northern Ontario, Canada, in the northwestern portion of Lake Huron, near the mouth of the St. Marys River, which connects Lake Huron with Lake Superior. It has a mix of year-round and seasonal residents. Some of them live near the island; and some of those neighbors... St. Joseph Island St. Joseph Island is a Canadian island in Lake Huron, near the mouth of the St. Marys River which connects Lake Huron with Lake Superior. It is the second largest island in Lake Huron and the third largest in the Great Lakes overall, trailing Manitoulin and Lake Superior's Isle Royale.St... Yeo Island Yeo Island is an island in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is separated from the Don Peninsula to its west by Spiller Channel, and from the Coldwell Peninsula to its east by Bullock Channel. It was first charted and circumnavigated in 1793 by James Johnstone, one of George... |
Georgian BayGeorgian BayGeorgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...
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Giants Tomb Island Giants Tomb Island is an island with no permanent residents located in Southern Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. It measures approximately 5 kilometres from north to south and 2 kilometres from east to west... Griffith Island (Georgian Bay) Griffith Island is an island in Georgian Bay, in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is one of three islands in Colpoy's Bay, and sits to the north east of Wiarton and north of Owen Sound. The other two islands in Colpoy's Bay are White Cloud Island and Hay Island... Hay Island (Georgian Bay) Hay Island is a Canadian island in Georgian Bay, in the province of Ontario. It is one of three islands in Colpoy's Bay, and sits to the north east of Wiarton and north of Owen Sound. The other two islands in Colpoy's Bay are White Cloud Island and Griffith 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.... |
Snake Islands (Georgian Bay) The Snake Islands are located in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada and consist of two islands, Snake Island, and Little Snake Island. The islands are a popular camp site used by local cottagers.... South Limestone Island South Limestone Island in an island in Georgian Bay, Ontario, CanadaIt is a very unusual island in many respects, for its geography is quite different that that which is typical of the thirty thousand island chain... White Cloud Island (Georgian Bay) White Cloud Island is a Canadian island in Georgian Bay, in the province of Ontario. It is one of three islands in Colpoy's Bay, and sits to the north east of Wiarton and north of Owen Sound. The other two islands in Colpoy's Bay are Griffith Island and Hay Island.... |
North ChannelNorth Channel (Ontario)The North Channel is the body of water along the north shore of Lake Huron, in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is bordered on the east by Georgian Bay, on the west by the St. Marys River, to the north by the eastern Algoma District and to the south by the islands of Manitoulin, Cockburn,...
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Goat Island (Ontario) Goat Island is a small island in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands in the Manitoulin District.... Griffith Island (Georgian Bay) Griffith Island is an island in Georgian Bay, in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is one of three islands in Colpoy's Bay, and sits to the north east of Wiarton and north of Owen Sound. The other two islands in Colpoy's Bay are White Cloud Island and Hay Island... Heywood Island Heywood Island is the largest of the islands off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending , with a surface area of . The feature is ice-free, low and horseshoe-shaped, its west coast indented for 1 km by Vrabcha Cove... |
St. Joseph Island St. Joseph Island is a Canadian island in Lake Huron, near the mouth of the St. Marys River which connects Lake Huron with Lake Superior. It is the second largest island in Lake Huron and the third largest in the Great Lakes overall, trailing Manitoulin and Lake Superior's Isle Royale.St... |
Parry Sound
- Elizabeth Island
- Huckleberry Island
- Mowat Island
- Oak Island
Lake JosephLake JosephLake Joseph is located in Seguin Township, Ontario. The lake is surrounded by many cottages. Lake Joseph is connected to Lake Rosseau through the narrows at Port Sandfield and the Joseph River.-Lake Front Resident Advocacy Group:...
- Cameron Island
- Chief's Island
- Yoho Island
Lake KagawongLake KagawongLake Kagawong is the second largest lake on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada. Located in the central part of the island, the lake is drained by the Kagawong River, which falls over Bridal Veil Falls into Lake Huron...
- Bass Island
- Gull Island
- Kakawaie Island
- Little Island
Kawagama LakeKawagama LakeKawagama Lake is located on the northwestern border of Haliburton and Muskoka counties in southern Ontario, Canada.-Description:Kawagama lake is the largest lake in Haliburton county, it does not have any towns or settlements on it. From the northwestern bay to its southeastern tip it is over in...
- Dennison Island
- Big Trout Island
- Bear Island
- Echo Island
- Little Trout Island
McArthur LakeMcArthur LakeMcArthur Lake is located in Northern Ontario, about 40 km south of the city of Timmins. It is located about 10 km south southeast of Papakomeka Lake. The lake consists of 13 islands, three main peninsulas and three main bays. The lake lies in Timiskaming District. Over 20 camps and...
- McArthur Island
- Sharprock Island
- Blueberry Island
- Hidden Island
- Delta Island
- Shadfly Island
- Olyjian Isle
- Diorite Island
- Midway Island
- Crayfish Island
- Cat Island
- Maziic Island
- Taylor's Island
Lake MuskokaLake MuskokaLake Muskoka is located between Port Carling and Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada. The lake is surrounded by many cottages. The lake is primarily in the Township of Muskoka Lakes, with the southeast corner in the Town of Gravenhurst. The Town of Bala, Ontario is located on the southwest shores of the...
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Severn Sound
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Niagara RiverNiagara RiverThe Niagara River flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It forms part of the border between the Province of Ontario in Canada and New York State in the United States. There are differing theories as to the origin of the name of the river...
- Cedar IslandCedar Island (Niagara River)Cedar Island is a small, uninhabited and elongated island located in the Niagara River near the Canadian shore, opposite the Table Rock observation area at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls. The far south point of the island is often crowded by dozens of seagulls....
- Gull Island
- Navy IslandNavy IslandNavy Island is a small island in the Niagara River in the province of Ontario, managed by Parks Canada as a National Historic Site of Canada. It is located about upstream from Horseshoe Falls, and has an area of roughly...
Lake NipigonLake NipigonLake Nipigon is the largest lake entirely within the boundaries of the Canadian province of Ontario . It is sometimes described as the sixth Great Lake. Lying 260 metres above sea level, the lake drains into the Nipigon River and thence into Nipigon Bay of Lake Superior...
- Geike Island
- Kelvin Island
- Logan Island
- Murchison Island
- Shakespeare Island
Lake NipissingLake NipissingLake Nipissing is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has a surface area of , a mean elevation of above sea level, and is located between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Excluding the Great Lakes, Lake Nipissing is the fifth-largest lake in Ontario. It is relatively shallow for a...
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Manitou Islands (Lake Nipissing) The Manitou Islands are a series of small islands in Lake Nipissing, in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. The islands form a circle and lie southwest of North Bay.-History:... |
Pedlar Island Pedlar Island is a small island located in the western part of Lake Nipissing in western Ontario, Canada. It is near the north shore of Middle West Bay, south-east of Notre Dame du Lac, north-east of the outlet of the West River, and south-east of the outlet of Courchesne's Creek.... |
Lake OntarioLake OntarioLake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
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High Bluff Island High Bluff Island is an uninhabited island located in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait... Nicholson Island Nicholson Island is the westernmost of the Bailey Rocks, lying 0.1 nautical miles northeast of Budnick Hill in Newcomb Bay, Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for R.T... |
Simcoe Island Simcoe Island is a small island in Lake Ontario, just off Wolfe Island, close to Kingston, Ontario, and Amherst Island. The island in almost completely farmland and can be reached by ferry from Wolfe Island... Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Ontario. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour... Wolfe Island (Ontario) Wolfe Island is an island located at the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River in Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario. Wolfe Island is part of Frontenac County, Ontario. Together with Howe Island, Simcoe Island, and Hickory Island forms the Township of Frontenac Islands. It is the largest of the... |
Bay of QuinteBay of QuinteThe Bay of Quinte is a long, narrow bay shaped like the letter "Z" on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is just west of the head of the Saint Lawrence River that drains the Great Lakes into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
- Bassett Island
- Big Island
- Lyons Island
- Salmon IslandSalmon IslandSalmon Island is the westernmost of the Fish Islands, lying off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934-37. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 because it is one of the Fish Islands....
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Ottawa RiverOttawa RiverThe Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
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Petrie Island Petrie Island is an island situated in the Ottawa River in the eastern part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The island has several nearby islands and the general collection of islands is also called Petrie Island.... |
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Rice LakeRice Lake (Ontario)Rice Lake is a lake located in south-eastern Ontario, in Northumberland County, south of Peterborough and the Kawartha lakes and north of Cobourg. The lake is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, which flows into the lake by the Otonabee and out via the Trent. The lake is 32 km long and...
- Cow IslandCow Island (Ontario)Cow Island is an island on Rice Lake in Ontario, Canada, just west of the mouth of the Otonabee River.There are approximately 50 privately owned lots of land on the island...
- Harris Island
- Long Island
- Sugar Island
- White Island
Rideau RiverRideau Riverthumb|Rapids on the Rideau River opposite [[Carleton University]].The Rideau River is a Southern Ontario river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is 146 km...
- Green IslandGreen Island (Rideau River)Green Island in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is an island at the end of the Rideau River, at the Rideau Falls at the confluence with the Ottawa River. It is situated in the neighbourhood of New Edinburgh....
- Long Island
Lake RosseauLake RosseauLake Rosseau is located in Ontario about 200 kilometers north of Toronto. The lake is surrounded by many cottages, some dating back to the late 19th century. The south end of the lake is in the Township of Muskoka Lakes, and the north end is in Seguin Township. Lake Rosseau is connected to Lake...
- Florence Island
- Tobin Island
- Wellesley Island
Lake SimcoeLake SimcoeLake Simcoe is a lake in Southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth-largest lake wholly in the province, after Lake Nipigon, Lac Seul, and Lake Nipissing. At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century the lake was called Ouentironk by the Huron natives...
- Fox Island
- Georgina IslandGeorgina IslandGeorgina Island is an island located in southern Ontario, Canada and the largest island on Lake Simcoe. The island is inhabited by Ojibwa people which began a sequence of relocations to different lands over an 80-year period which began in the 18th century and early 19th century...
- Grape Island
- Snake IslandSnake Island (Lake Simcoe)Snake Island is located in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.After the war of 1812, these islands, along with Fox Island and Georgina Island were purchased by Joseph Snake from the British. It is unclear if the islands were named after him....
- Strawberry IslandStrawberry Island (Lake Simcoe)Strawberry Island is an island in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. It is operated as a retreat for Basilican monks. On previous visits to Toronto, Pope John Paul II has stayed here.It is about a one hours drive north of Toronto. The Basilians only use it during the summer holidays....
- Thorah IslandThorah IslandThorah Island is located in the southeast portion of Lake Simcoe, approximately four kilometres from Beaverton, Ontario, Canada. The island is approximately 1,450 acres in size and the land is divided mainly between wooded and wooded-swamp terrain...
Lake Saint Clair (North America)Lake Saint Clair (North America)Lake St. Clair is a fresh-water lake named after Clare of Assisi that lies between the Province of Ontario and the State of Michigan, and its midline also forms the boundary between Canada and the United States of America. Lake St. Clair includes the Anchor Bay along the Metro Detroit coastline...
- Bassett Island
- Grassy Bend Islands
- St. Anne Island
- Squirrel Island
- Walpole IslandWalpole IslandWalpole Island is an island and Indian reserve in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the border between Ontario and Michigan in the United States. It is located in the mouth of the St. Clair River on Lake St. Clair, approximately thirty miles northeast of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario.In...
Saint Lawrence RiverSaint Lawrence RiverThe Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
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Grenadier Island (Saint Lawrence River) Grenadier Island is one of the islands of the Thousand Islands located on the St. Lawrence River in Leeds County, Ontario, Canada.-Early history:... Howe Island Howe Island is an island located in the St. Lawrence River west of Kingston in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Thousand Islands chain... |
Simcoe Island Simcoe Island is a small island in Lake Ontario, just off Wolfe Island, close to Kingston, Ontario, and Amherst Island. The island in almost completely farmland and can be reached by ferry from Wolfe Island... Sugar Island (St. Lawrence River) Sugar Island is located in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River in Ontario. It is roughly of undeveloped island wilderness. In the 1950s the local nautical charts changed the name from St. Lawrence Island to the name the island has now, Sugar Island... Wolfe Island (Ontario) Wolfe Island is an island located at the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River in Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario. Wolfe Island is part of Frontenac County, Ontario. Together with Howe Island, Simcoe Island, and Hickory Island forms the Township of Frontenac Islands. It is the largest of the... Zavikon Island Zavikon Island refers to either the larger or the pair of islands in the Thousand Islands archipelago on the St. Lawrence River between New York and Ontario, two kilometres southeast of Rockport, Ontario and about 200 meters north of the international boundary... |
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Stoney Lake
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Juniper Island Juniper Island is one of the largest islands located on Lower Stony Lake, a lake situated in Ontario. It is home to private cottages, the Stony Lake Yacht Club and Juniper Island Store. The Stony Lake Yacht Club is governed by its Board of Directors. Its functions include tennis lessons, sailing... |
Salmon Island Salmon Island is the westernmost of the Fish Islands, lying off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934-37. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 because it is one of the Fish Islands.... |
Lake SuperiorLake SuperiorLake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
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Simpson Island Simpson Island is an island in Lake Superior, situated off the north shore at the entrance to Nipigon Bay, in Northern Ontario, Canada. It is located about five km from the mainland and approximately thirteen km southwest of the locality of Rossport... |
Slate Islands (Ontario) The Slate Islands archipelago is formed of two main islands, five minor islands and numerous islets located in northern Lake Superior, 10 km south of the town of Terrace Bay. The islands were created by a meteorite impact which formed a crater about wide. In 1985, the Ontario government...
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Lake TemagamiLake TemagamiLake Temagami, formerly spelt as Lake Timagami, is a lake in Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada, situated approximately 80 km north of North Bay...
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Devil's Island (Lake Temagami) Devil's Island is an island located on the north arm of Lake Temagami, in Ontario, Canada. Keewaydin Canoe Camp is based on Devil's Island, in the shadow of Devil's Mountain and across from Granny's Bay in the northern section of the lake... |
Temagami Island Temagami Island, formerly spelt as Timagami Island, is an island in Lake Temagami in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the largest island within the lake, with Bear Island coming second. The island has many hiking trails that lead into the old-growth forest that is a mix of large white and red... |
Wanapitei Lake
- Blueberry Island
- Bonanza Island
- Howie Island
- MacLennan Island
- Wanapitei Island
West Lake
- Garratt Island
- Gasket Island
- Hickory Island
Whitefish Lake
- Deans Island
Windy LakeWindy LakeWindy Lake may refer to one of eight lakes of that name in Ontario, Canada:*Windy Lake in Algoma District, NTS Map sheet 041J10*Windy Lake in Parry Sound District, NTS Map sheet 041H16*In Sudbury District:**Windy Lake, NTS Map sheet 041I10...
- Burnt Island
- Pine Island
Lake of the WoodsLake of the WoodsLake of the Woods is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. It separates a small land area of Minnesota from the rest of the United States. The Northwest Angle and the town of Angle Township can only be reached from the rest of...
- Aulneau Island
- Big Island
- Bigsby Island
- Copper Island
- Corkscrew Island
- Hay Island
- LaVerandre Island
- Scotty Island
- Sultana Island
- Thompson Island
- Wolf Island