Editing Manitoulin Island (section)

==Geography and geology==
The island has an area of {{convert|2,766|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, making it the largest freshwater island in the world, the [[List of islands by area|174th largest island in the world]] and [[List of Canadian islands by area|Canada's 31st largest island]].

The island separates the larger part of [[Lake Huron]] to its south and west from [[Georgian Bay]] to its east and the [[North Channel (Ontario)|North Channel]] to the north.

Manitoulin Island itself has 108 freshwater lakes, some of which have their own islands; in turn several of these "islands within islands" have their own ponds. [[Lake Manitou]], at {{convert|104|km2|abbr=on}}, is the largest lake in a freshwater island in the world,<ref name="islandlake">{{cite web|title=The Island and Lake Combination|url=http://www.elbruz.org/islands/Islands%20and%20Lakes.htm|access-date= 2010-03-01}}</ref> and [[Treasure Island, Ontario|Treasure Island]] in [[Lake Mindemoya]] is the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake in the world.<ref name="islandlake"/> Motors are prohibited on boats on [[Nameless Lake (Manitoulin District)|Nameless Lake]].

The island also has four major rivers: the [[Kagawong River|Kagawong]], [[Manitou River (Manitoulin Island)|Manitou River]], [[Blue Jay Creek (Lake Huron tributary)|Blue Jay Creek]] in [[Michael's Bay]] and [[Mindemoya River|Mindemoya]] rivers, which provide [[spawn (biology)|spawning]] grounds for [[salmon]] and [[trout]].

The [[Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association]] was formed in 2000 and incorporated in 2007. The organization rehabilitates streams, rivers and creeks on Manitoulin Island to improve water quality and the fisheries resource. The Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association has conducted enhancement strategies for the Manitou River and Blue Jay Creek. The association has rehabilitated 17 major sites on the Manitou River and three major sites on Blue Jay Creek; it has completed work on Bass Lake Creek and Norton's Creek. The organization plans to start work on the Mindemoya River in 2010.

Although culturally and politically considered part of [[Northern Ontario]], the island is physiographically part of [[Southern Ontario]], an "eastward extension of the Interior Plains, a region characterized by low relief and sedimentary underpinnings". The island consists mainly of [[Dolomite (rock)|dolomite]] as it is a continuation of the [[Bruce Peninsula]] and [[Niagara Escarpment]]. This geological rock formation runs south into [[Niagara Falls]] and continues into [[New York (state)|New York]]. The "Cup and Saucer Trail", which climbs the [[escarpment]], provides a lookout over the island.

===Climate===
Manitoulin Island experiences a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') with moderation from [[Lake Huron]]. The island experiences warm to hot summers and cool to cold winters. Manitoulin Island has a comparable climate to that of [[Hokkaido]] ([[hemiboreal]] climate), despite being on the same latitude as [[Lugano, Switzerland]], which has a [[temperate climate]]. The island is characterized by long stretches of marked seasonal differences.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands topographic map, elevation, relief|url=https://en-sg.topographic-map.com/maps/mp5/Northeastern-Manitoulin-and-the-Islands/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=topographic-map.com|language=en}}</ref>