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List Of Provincial Parks Of Northern Ontario
This is a list of provincial parks in Northern Ontario. These provincial parks are maintained by Ontario Parks. For a list of other provincial parks in Ontario, see the List of provincial parks in Ontario. Algoma District Cochrane District Kenora District Greater Sudbury Manitoulin District Nipissing District Parry Sound District Rainy River District Sudbury District Thunder Bay District Timiskaming District {, class='wikitable sortable' style="width:100%" !Name !Established !Coordinates , - , Englehart River Fine Sand Plain and Waterway Provincial Park , 2002 , , - , Gem Lake Maple Bedrock Provincial Park , 2002 , , - , Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park , 1957 , , - , Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park , 1973 , , - , Larder River Waterway Provincial Park , 1985 , , - , Makobe-Grays River Provincial Park , 1985 , , - , W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park , 1985 , , - , West Montreal River Provincial Park , 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a primary geographic and quasi-administrative region of the Canadian province of Ontario, the other primary region being Southern Ontario. Most of the core geographic region is located on part of the Superior Geological Province of the Canadian Shield, a vast rocky plateau located mainly north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River, Lake Nipissing, and the Mattawa River. The statistical region extends south of the Mattawa River to include all of the District of Nipissing. The southern section of this district lies on part of the Grenville Geological Province of the Shield which occupies the transitional area between Northern and Southern Ontario. The extended federal and provincial quasi-administrative regions of Northern Ontario have their own boundaries even further south in the transitional area that vary according to their respective government policies and requirements. Ontario government departments and agencies such as the Growth Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matinenda Provincial Park
Matinenda Provincial Park is a provincial park in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is located north of the Town of Blind River. It is a large, elongated, irregularly shaped park, centered around Matinenda Lake. Matinenda Provincial Park is a non-operating park, meaning that there are no facilities or services for visitors. Permitted activities include boating, canoeing, backcountry camping, swimming, fishing, and hunting. In the winter, snowshoeing and snowmobiling can be done in the park. Its landscape is characterized by 2 types of landforms: rugged Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield (french: Bouclier canadien ), also called the Laurentian Plateau, is a geologic shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks. It forms the North American Craton (or Laurentia), the anc ... upland with exposed bedrock, lakes, and swamps; and low sandy hills with widespread lichen barrens. It includes 2 natural heritage areas, the Matinenda Jack P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancake Bay Provincial Park
Pancake Bay Provincial Park was established in 1968 by Ontario Parks. It is a recreation-class provincial park created to help preserve the fragile beach dune ecology. There are 325 campsites, including 160 with electricity. There are three comfort stations. Yurt camping is available in the park. Group camping sites are also available. In 2006 Pancake Bay Provincial Park received an extension as part of Ontario's Living Legacy and now comprises . Facilities Park office The park office is located on Ontario Highway 17 just past of the Agawa Crafts and Store (as coming from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario). The park is open during the months of May to October. Senior staff, including the superintendent, can be reached at the park office between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm during summer months. The office is open from 8:00 am until 9:00 pm with overnight driving patrol. Main campground The main campground has approximately 250 sites. Two comfort stations are located in the main campground eq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Channel Inshore Provincial Park
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal River Provincial Park
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
