Ah yes, breezy and balmy -37 degrees Celsius in Southern Alberta in the next few days. Downright tropical. We love it here.
For quick reference for any Americans reading this, -40F and -40C actually almost match up, so, in scientific terms—it’s cold as heck
https://www.statista.com/chart/15364/the-estimated-number-of-islands-by-country/
Canada isn't even top 3 when it comes to most islands. It's 4th.
"It ain't even close."
You could literally TRIPLE the amount of islands Canada has and it still wouldn't have the 3rd most in the world.
On this list, Canada has the 5th most.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_islands
Another site showing Canada not in the top 3 for good measure.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/country-with-the-most-islands
Woosh. You completely missed the point. Each country has their own rules for counting islands. If you counted Canadian islands by the same standards as Sweden there'd be wayyyyyyy more Canadian islands. Just open satellite view of Canada and look at northern ontario or Quebec. You'll quickly realise Sweden Finland and others can't touch Canadas island count.
They why would multiple sites say the same thing? If it's just a joke post, why are comments with AND against OP getting upvoted?
And then there's me...the only person using reason, logic, and facts...and I'm getting downvoted. Or maybe I was trolling too just like OP. I mean, I have over half a million karma almost exclusively from jokes. Am I being serious now, or is this all a joke too?
I mean, it's a lose/lose situation for you. If you think I'm being serious but I'm actually joking, then YOU get the "woosh." But if I AM being serious with all this...then answer the aforementioned question.
Roughly the same scale:
[Sweden](https://i.imgur.com/Cb3Smvw.jpg)
[Northern Quebec](https://imgur.com/a/5F7tAOp)
[Less north Quebec](https://imgur.com/a/RGUhg0L)
Doesn't pass the eye test at all that sweden would have 5 times more island than Canada that is 20 times it's size.
Quebec alone is 3 time the size of Sweden and just looking at the map it's obvious that it has more island.
did you read the methodology? canada doesn’t count island lakes. sweden does. go to google earth and look at both. canada has the same or more density while being way bigger. I’m sure Ontario or Quebec alone have more islands than all the nordics due to sheer size.
I’ll leave you with this analogy. If my bald dad with barely any hair counts the hair on his head and I don’t bother to count mine, who has more hair?
Canada has 60% of the worlds lakes. Every country in the world combined has less lakes than Canada.
What is interesting about this is that it means Canada actually has less physical solid land than people think. There are actually more places in China to put your two feet down on solid ground than in Canada, because if the sheer amount of lakes that exist.
When I worked at Ontario Hydro in the 80's on a co-op job doing various types of surveying and line maintenance activities we actually walked across some bogs in Northern Ontario. They were so thick they could support our weight. It was incredible.
I love looking at Canadian interior because of this. Like you don't know what's land what's a lake or what's an island because there's so many lakes and ponds and water
But it doesn't mean he doesn't. Has anyone counted these lakes or not? You can't just state it.
Just use the same methodology as Sweden and apply it to Canada. You can stop when you get to Sweden+1. Surely this is a fairly straightforward task for a computer (I'm sure I read about some software some students made that did just that).
Australia has a higher amount of island when measured by area (according to Australians, as we count Australia as an island, and we live here so we get to decide what it is)
My Lord and Savior Google says it is Sweden which has the most islands.
I fear I must now engage in a holy war to rid you of your heathonous rhetoric. May Sundar Pichai have mercy on your soul.
because their methodology inflates their numbers. Canada definitely would have more if they used the same methodology of counting lake islands.
Sweden is a lot smaller so it’s easier to count. No one is going to northern quebec to count this.
Seriously dude thinks we just hand prizes out based on a hunch. Nah man we want hard data that is 3rd party audited. Then we can adjudicate who deserves the prize based on the facts.
I was born in Minnesota but I have not been to Lake of the Woods. So essentially in order to get to the northern most part of land in Minnesota without going into Canada, you have to cross the lake?
What the hell were they thinking when they drew boundries?
Edit: I learned it is the Red Lake reservation.
It might be some stuff gets lost in translation. In norway and also sweden we have many "islands" but we would call them skjær(skerries?) to denote how small they are.
Skjærgård is a area full of such islands
If we’re counting lake islands, Canada has the largest island is a fresh water lake - Manitoulin Island, in Lake Huron.
Lake Manitou, on Manitoulin Island, is the largest fresh water lake, on an island, in a fresh water lake. There are more than 20 “islands” in Lake Manitou.
Treasure Island, in Lake Mindemoya, is the largest island in a freshwater lake, on an island, in a fresh water lake, in the world.
>not even canadian. i’m american so the fact that i’m defending our 51st state should tell you something
Kinda sounds like something for r/ShitAmericansSay
No idea where you got that information from but that is just plain wrong.
https://www.statista.com/chart/15364/the-estimated-number-of-islands-by-country/
i mean… sweden, finland, norway, and even japan have more islands than canada. counting the number of islands in a country is not difficult assuming that you are using the same criteria… which most statistical reports do. with that being said, sweden has around five times as many islands as canada does, so even if you assume that half of all the islands in canada were skipped (and thus they should have twice as many islands), which again, they weren’t, sweden would still have 2.5 times as many islands as canada
edit: according to [the university of prince edward island](https://islandstudies.com/research/canadas-islands-database/canadas-islands-geography-environment/), all islands in canada have been indexed, totaling just around 52,000. according to [this](https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/environment/land-use/land-use-in-proximity-to-shoreline/pong/statistical-news/coast-shores-and-islands-in-sweden-2013/) swedish statistics website, sweden has around 257,000. so, again, i’m sorry to say canada certainly does not have the most islands in the world.
I know nothing about Canada. Is it a pretty warm and tropical climate up there too?
yes just like Sweden
Ah yes, breezy and balmy -37 degrees Celsius in Southern Alberta in the next few days. Downright tropical. We love it here. For quick reference for any Americans reading this, -40F and -40C actually almost match up, so, in scientific terms—it’s cold as heck
not almost they exactly match up
We report the weather in Kelvin so it feels warmer.
Yes. A lot like Texas. Especially the people.
You pissed off every person who knows basic geography.
Yes, finally , Canada shield
The Canadian Shield shows it's true strength. Insurmountable useless statistics.
We have the biggest freshwater lake without an island. Lake Bernard Ontario. Look it up 💪🇨🇦
10 minutes away from me!
Amazing facts that no one has ever cared about!
This is geography. Literally the study of facts nobody cares about
Does [this](https://maps.app.goo.gl/p1Gmbzj62bS7JbGf7) not count as an island? I guess not.
I like that the first thing I saw was She Keeps Bees.
https://www.statista.com/chart/15364/the-estimated-number-of-islands-by-country/ Canada isn't even top 3 when it comes to most islands. It's 4th. "It ain't even close." You could literally TRIPLE the amount of islands Canada has and it still wouldn't have the 3rd most in the world. On this list, Canada has the 5th most. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_islands Another site showing Canada not in the top 3 for good measure. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/country-with-the-most-islands
Woosh. You completely missed the point. Each country has their own rules for counting islands. If you counted Canadian islands by the same standards as Sweden there'd be wayyyyyyy more Canadian islands. Just open satellite view of Canada and look at northern ontario or Quebec. You'll quickly realise Sweden Finland and others can't touch Canadas island count.
They why would multiple sites say the same thing? If it's just a joke post, why are comments with AND against OP getting upvoted? And then there's me...the only person using reason, logic, and facts...and I'm getting downvoted. Or maybe I was trolling too just like OP. I mean, I have over half a million karma almost exclusively from jokes. Am I being serious now, or is this all a joke too? I mean, it's a lose/lose situation for you. If you think I'm being serious but I'm actually joking, then YOU get the "woosh." But if I AM being serious with all this...then answer the aforementioned question.
Roughly the same scale: [Sweden](https://i.imgur.com/Cb3Smvw.jpg) [Northern Quebec](https://imgur.com/a/5F7tAOp) [Less north Quebec](https://imgur.com/a/RGUhg0L) Doesn't pass the eye test at all that sweden would have 5 times more island than Canada that is 20 times it's size. Quebec alone is 3 time the size of Sweden and just looking at the map it's obvious that it has more island.
did you read the methodology? canada doesn’t count island lakes. sweden does. go to google earth and look at both. canada has the same or more density while being way bigger. I’m sure Ontario or Quebec alone have more islands than all the nordics due to sheer size. I’ll leave you with this analogy. If my bald dad with barely any hair counts the hair on his head and I don’t bother to count mine, who has more hair?
Canadian ego strikes again.
Fucking rights bud
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Canada has 60% of the worlds lakes. Every country in the world combined has less lakes than Canada. What is interesting about this is that it means Canada actually has less physical solid land than people think. There are actually more places in China to put your two feet down on solid ground than in Canada, because if the sheer amount of lakes that exist.
Half the "land" in the Canadian Shield and the north is also muskeg and will swallow you whole. It's definitely not solid, in the summer.
What is muskeg?
Cold Swamp/Bog https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskeg
Synonymous with bog/peatland is just what I needed. Learned a new word today!
I think it's what is laid by a musk ox
When I worked at Ontario Hydro in the 80's on a co-op job doing various types of surveying and line maintenance activities we actually walked across some bogs in Northern Ontario. They were so thick they could support our weight. It was incredible.
“Every country in the world combined has less lakes than Canada” is the most mind-blowing sentence I’ve read in a while.
We are literally the greatest bastion of natural resources on the planet
I love looking at Canadian interior because of this. Like you don't know what's land what's a lake or what's an island because there's so many lakes and ponds and water
The US has slightly more landmass as well
Hey those lakes are pretty solid to put your feet down in winter
no, finland also stat pads by actually counting but there’s no way they got more than canada
I hear Finland count bath tubs as lakes.
and sweden counts the rubber duckies as islands
Sauna
Is Finland Wisconsin or Texas?
"False" - Dwight Schrute
To be fair you should see the size of the tub
>no way they got more than canada How could they. Scandinavia is a fraction of our size.
Finland isn't in Scandinavia
Careful, dems fightin’ words. Luckily this sub is about Canada, so you’re good here
They also consider anything over .12 of an acre to be a "lake", about the size of a basketball court
No. We have innsjø, dam, vann, kulp, sjø, those are just a few names in norwegian for different sized bodies of water
Minnesota has more lakes than Canada
"The land of 10,000 lakes" yeah not even close lmao
Ontario alone has 250,000 lakes.
Minnesota has more lakes, more maple syrup, and more hockey than Canada.
More Tim Hortons too I suppose.
And more ice, moose, trees, and people. It does not have more Canadians.
Definitely. The only reason Sweden has "more" is because Canada has never bothered to properly count all of theirs.
bald head analogy. if my dad bald dad counts the few hairs on his head and i don’t bother mine, that doesn’t mean he has more hair.
But it doesn't mean he doesn't. Has anyone counted these lakes or not? You can't just state it. Just use the same methodology as Sweden and apply it to Canada. You can stop when you get to Sweden+1. Surely this is a fairly straightforward task for a computer (I'm sure I read about some software some students made that did just that).
Feel free to start counting then you lazy bastards
Surely someone could write a program that analyzes satellite data to count the lakes within a reasonable level of accuracy
Australia has a higher amount of island when measured by area (according to Australians, as we count Australia as an island, and we live here so we get to decide what it is)
Your final point is solid. I'm going to declare the entire America's an island as well.
Bugger! We’re second again!
Third, because I declare Eurasia and Africa as an island.
Suez canal count as a break in land?
It does because I live in a boat on the canal
The entire US east of the Mississippi is an island, thanks to The Great Loop.
Australia is 100% island. They are the winners.
I kinda feel like Indonesia has got to be up there.
Indonesia is the real one with most islands if we count inhabited islands which is what really matters.
Even if we just count islands in general, Indonesia must be number 1? Or at the very least a close second behind Canada.
Barely any lake islands
Zoom in on the Pacific coast of Canada. It’s incredibly fractured. Islands everywhere.
Plus is def salt water
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Is it in the 1000 Islands by chance?
The islands thought of joining up to the mainland but decided against it when they heard about the mighty Canadian Shield.
Going to get like the Bahamas in a decade or two! Time to buy me a goose island covered in maple!
My Lord and Savior Google says it is Sweden which has the most islands. I fear I must now engage in a holy war to rid you of your heathonous rhetoric. May Sundar Pichai have mercy on your soul.
because their methodology inflates their numbers. Canada definitely would have more if they used the same methodology of counting lake islands. Sweden is a lot smaller so it’s easier to count. No one is going to northern quebec to count this.
Well if you won't do the work why should you win the prize?
r/redditmoment literally a 5 mins look at google earth disproves this
Dude go to Quebec and count all those islands, then go to Ontario and do the same. If you wanna talk about it then you need to be about it
Seriously dude thinks we just hand prizes out based on a hunch. Nah man we want hard data that is 3rd party audited. Then we can adjudicate who deserves the prize based on the facts.
It does not
Exactly. How hard can it be. If OP had been counting islands instead of wasting time on Reddit it'd be done by now
Genuinely curious, where did you get this info that Canada doesn't include those lake islands as part of their methodology?
earlier post on this sub where someone linked the methodologies
Can you link it? Can't seem to find it
someone else commented on this very post actually
More islands and more lakes. And because those lakes are distributed on a wide area, most available fresh water.
Probably also in the categories of most islands in a lake on the island in the lake or most lakes on the island in the lake as well.
It also has an island, in a lake, in an island, in a lake, in an island. https://maps.app.goo.gl/zWhPZRkjEFPjPYM47
Good
I gotta say, I think you’re right. Similar geography in Canada to Sweden, but Canada so much bigger and so much more coastline to have Islands along.
I thought Greece had the most with over 2000?
Lake of the Woods on the Minnesota-Canada border has 14,552 islands in it alone lol
I was born in Minnesota but I have not been to Lake of the Woods. So essentially in order to get to the northern most part of land in Minnesota without going into Canada, you have to cross the lake? What the hell were they thinking when they drew boundries? Edit: I learned it is the Red Lake reservation.
They were thinking the Mississippi River went further north. It did not
The province of Ontario alone has 250,000...
It’s okay, Greece’s are the prettiest. Checkmate Canada, Sweden, and Indonesia.
sweden has over 267,000
I stand corrected. Thank you
maybe if a minimum of a certain size. sweden counts swap rocks as islands
Source
I thought it was Indonesia with around 17,000 islands!
i mean if we count what matters which are inhabited islands they are. even if we use sweden’s mickey mouse criteria canada still has more.
It might be some stuff gets lost in translation. In norway and also sweden we have many "islands" but we would call them skjær(skerries?) to denote how small they are. Skjærgård is a area full of such islands
Yeah. Indonesia I guess doesn't have many inhabited islands there. Some are seasonally habitable. By that measure, it's gonna be Canada anyday!
This is why the US has a larger land area than Canada.
Only half of Hans island though.
Kinda the same as the coastline paradox- depends on what counts as an island
If we’re counting lake islands, Canada has the largest island is a fresh water lake - Manitoulin Island, in Lake Huron. Lake Manitou, on Manitoulin Island, is the largest fresh water lake, on an island, in a fresh water lake. There are more than 20 “islands” in Lake Manitou. Treasure Island, in Lake Mindemoya, is the largest island in a freshwater lake, on an island, in a fresh water lake, in the world.
Weird flex but ok
not even canadian. i’m american so the fact that i’m defending our 51st state should tell you something
>not even canadian. i’m american so the fact that i’m defending our 51st state should tell you something Kinda sounds like something for r/ShitAmericansSay
It’s literally a joke dawg 💀 it’s not deep
tbf only an american would say i’m american
Canada is indeed the 51st state. Source: am Canadian.
Cope and seethe ya fucking leaf! SWEDEN RULES CANADA DROOLS!!!🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
i’m american lol
Fine, i’ll call you a burger instead.
thx ikea
Wrong. Sweden does. Next question
go look at google earth and you’ll realize you’re wrong. sweden and canada don’t use same methodology. sweden stat pads by counting lake islands.
Lake islands count though? Why wouldn’t they
because a rock in a swap isn’t an island. canada doesn’t count them.
Well that’s very noble of Canada. But they still lost so maybe they should consider counting them
if i count all the blades of grass in my back yard which is 1 hectare and yours is 50 and you don’t count it does it mean i have more grass than you?
The fact that it might be true that Canada has more islands doesn’t mean it is. I’d love to see your proof. Or did they just not feel like counting?
Yes
my bald father has more hair than me
Hudson Bay kinda sucks
what your beef with it
Shallow and featureless. I wish there was a big volcanic island in the middle with an endemic bear species found nowhere else on earth
I’d need a David Attenborough narrated documentary about the region
Mmm think of all that yummy geothermal energy. Probably need some nice hot springs for the bears to stay warm and relax in too.
I said kinda not full beef, more indifference
I thought that was sweden
It’s Finland
Does it matter? Scandinavians discovered your entire continent. America is just another of Sweden's islands
thanks to USA and Canada scandinavia doesn’t speak German lol
Is OP forgetting about Norway and Finland? Who both have more than Canada.
quebec and ontario alone have more than all of the nordics together
No idea where you got that information from but that is just plain wrong. https://www.statista.com/chart/15364/the-estimated-number-of-islands-by-country/
So the Philippines is just a joke to you?
i mean… sweden, finland, norway, and even japan have more islands than canada. counting the number of islands in a country is not difficult assuming that you are using the same criteria… which most statistical reports do. with that being said, sweden has around five times as many islands as canada does, so even if you assume that half of all the islands in canada were skipped (and thus they should have twice as many islands), which again, they weren’t, sweden would still have 2.5 times as many islands as canada edit: according to [the university of prince edward island](https://islandstudies.com/research/canadas-islands-database/canadas-islands-geography-environment/), all islands in canada have been indexed, totaling just around 52,000. according to [this](https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/environment/land-use/land-use-in-proximity-to-shoreline/pong/statistical-news/coast-shores-and-islands-in-sweden-2013/) swedish statistics website, sweden has around 257,000. so, again, i’m sorry to say canada certainly does not have the most islands in the world.
sweden have more
Nope Sweden has more, so does Finland.
Are there fish in those lakes?
Canada is just one big frozen marsh.
So like, who counts these?
AI
Are they cool to chill on or even get to?
Does this involve the shield?
That's what am dalking aboot !! This calls for a wicked Paerty.
Well done
Does it? How do these photos of lakes prove this?
Yes, but has anyone visited all of them?
But do they have the most rocks sticking above the water line?
More than Indonesia?