# Are There Any Lakes-Within-Lakes in the World? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 28, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568 "2005-04-28T16:56:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/1 "2005-04-28T16:56:10Z")
There are several lakes throughout the world. Many of those lakes have sizable islands in them. For example, [Macinac Island](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Macinac_Island_Harbor.jpg.jpg) in Lake Huron. Are there any lake islands which themselves have lakes in them? Is there a geographical term for this? ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/2 "2005-04-28T17:03:21Z")
Sure, [Taal Volcano](http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_taal.html) in the Philippines. The volcano forms an island which sits in the middle of a lake formed out of a large volcanic caldera. On the island itself is another lake. So the whole thing is a lake on a volcano in a lake on a volcano. ---
**Author:** ![EB\_5307](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/858c86/32.png) [@EB\_5307](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EB_5307)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/3 "2005-04-28T17:06:58Z")
In Minnesota, Star island which is in Cass lake has a lake called Lake Windigo. The [Cass Lake chamber of commerce](http://www.casslake.com/attractions.html) website claims that it is the only one in the Northern Hemisphere. But, if I recall, This was created by damming up the Mississippi. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/4 "2005-04-28T17:15:52Z")
Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron has several sizeable lakes. [Map](http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&1ahXX=&address=&city=mindemoya&state=ON&zipcode=) Lake Manitou looks like the largest there. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/5 "2005-04-28T17:18:24Z")
That smoking rock on Luzon is in fact an ilsand on a lake on an island on a lake on an island. I remember that one from elementary school, and believe me, that was a long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/6 "2005-04-28T17:25:01Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron has several sizeable lakes. What’s more, at least one of those lakes [has an island in it](http://freespace.virgin.net/john.cletheroe/usa_can/on/manit.htm) (scroll down to “Trivia”.) So that’s an island in a lake on an island in a lake. ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/7 "2005-04-28T17:48:00Z")
[Ryan Island](http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/isro/) in Siskiwit Lake, on Isle Royale is the largest island in the largest lake in on the largest island in the largest freshwater lake in the world. ---
**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/8 "2005-04-28T17:53:57Z")
No discussion on this topic would be complete without a mention of Ryan Island, the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the world. Really! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/9 "2005-04-28T18:09:30Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron has several sizeable lakes. > [Map](http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&1ahXX=&address=&city=mindemoya&state=ON&zipcode=) > > Lake Manitou looks like the largest there. Lake Manitou is, in fact, the world’s largest lake-in-a-lake (as Manitoulin Island is the largest lake island). ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/10 "2005-04-28T20:14:37Z")
I find this page to be of interest here: [Islands and Lakes](http://www.elbruz.org/islands/Islands%20and%20Lakes.htm) ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/11 "2005-04-29T00:31:32Z")
> [@Terminus Est](#): > > Sure, [Taal Volcano](http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_taal.html) in the Philippines. The volcano forms an island which sits in the middle of a lake formed out of a large volcanic caldera. On the island itself is another lake. So the whole thing is a lake on a volcano in a lake on a volcano. On an Island. In the Ocean. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lakes-within-lakes-in-the-world/301568/12 "2005-04-29T00:53:12Z")
Chambers Island in Green Bay (Lake Michigan) has two lakes - Mud Lake and Mackaysee Lake - the latter has an island in it. Brian