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Steel Lake (Ontario)
Steel Lake is a very long, narrow lake in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located in Thunder Bay District Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay. In 2016, the population was 146,048. The land area is ; the population density was . Most of ..., east of Nipigon and Red Rock, and west of Manitouwadge. It is part of the Steel River system, situated just downstream and north of the equally long and narrow Cairngorm Lake. The lake's outlet is in the extreme north end, at which point the Steel River turns 180 degrees and flows due south. The lake and a wide strip of land along its shores are protected within the Steel River Provincial Park. See also * List of lakes in Ontario References Lakes of Thunder Bay District {{Canada-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel River (Ontario)
The Steel River (historically also spelled as Steele River) is a river in Thunder Bay District in northern Ontario, Canada. It empties into the north shore of Lake Superior east of Terrace Bay. Most of the river is protected in a provincial waterway park. It is a popular location for canoeing and fishing. Description The river starts at the north end of Cairngorm Lake, flowing a short distance north to Steel Lake, which is a long narrow lake with its outlet also at the very northern end. From here the Steel River turns 180 degrees, flowing due south to Lake Superior. It is a free flowing river with steep canyons and rugged bedrock terrain. The Steel River was likely used as a minor supply or fur-trading route in the 19th century. One indigenous burial site has been found along the river. It was first advertised as a canoeing destination in the 1890s by the Canadian Pacific Railway, that crosses the river near its mouth. The Steel River can be paddled as a circular loop via a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder Bay District
Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay. In 2016, the population was 146,048. The land area is ; the population density was . Most of the district (93.5%) is unincorporated and part of the Unorganized Thunder Bay District. History Thunder Bay District was created in 1871 by provincial statute from the western half of Algoma District, named after a large bay on the north shore of Lake Superior. Its northern and western boundaries were uncertain until Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Until about 1902 it was often called Algoma West from the name of the provincial constituency established in 1885. The following districts include areas that were formerly part of Thunder Bay District: * Rainy River, created in 1885 * Kenora, created in 1907 from Rainy River District * Cochrane, created in 1921 Subdivisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nipigon
Nipigon () is a township in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located along the west side of the Nipigon River and south of the small Lake Helen running between Lake Nipigon and Lake Superior. Lake Nipigon is located approximately north of Nipigon. Located at latitude 49.0125° N, Nipigon is the northernmost community on the North shore of Lake Superior. Nipigon is served by several transportation corridors: * Highway 11 * Highway 17, both part of the Trans-Canada Highway * Canadian Pacific Railway Geography For about 15 km, Highway 11 runs within Nipigon River and a lake. Nipigon is located northeast of Thunder Bay, southwest of Geraldton and Beardmore, west of Marathon and northwest of Sault Ste. Marie. The crater on Mars named Nipigon Crater or Crater Nipigon is named after this town. Nipigon is surrounded with pine and other varieties of forests. The power line connecting from Lake Nipigon supplies electricity to Thunder Bay and area. The oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Rock, Ontario
Red Rock is a township in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located in the Thunder Bay District. The community of Red Rock sits on the shore of Lake Superior, about 16 km west of the Nipigon River where it drains into Nipigon Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior. The population as of 2011 is 942. History During the Second World War, a prisoner of war camp was established here housing primarily German prisoners. The Red Rock Folk Festival, held by the Live From the Rock Folk & Blues Society, is held each year. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Red Rock had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Economy Red Rock's main source of employment was a kraft paper mill owned by Norampac. The mill originally consisted of two kraft paper machines but in late 2005 was reduced to running one machine. On Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitouwadge
Manitouwadge is a township (Canada), township in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the Thunder Bay District, at the north end of Ontario Highway 614, Highway 614, east of Thunder Bay and north-west of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie. History Manitouwadge (''Manidoowaazh'' in Ojibwe language, Ojibwe, meaning "Cave of the Great Spirit") is part of the wide-ranging territory of the Ojibwe people. The town itself was founded by General Engineering Co Limited (later as Noranda (mining company), Noranda and now part of Xstrata) after staking claims in 1953 to support of copper mine. The other mine in Manitouwadge is the Willroy mine, named after two of the "Weekend Prospectors" William Dawidowich and Roy Barker. Full production at Geco and Willroy began in 1957. From 1954 to 1974 Manitouwadge was classified as an Improvement District. The community became an incorporated township in 1975. In the early 1980s, gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel River Provincial Park
The Steel River (historically also spelled as Steele River) is a river in Thunder Bay District in northern Ontario, Canada. It empties into the north shore of Lake Superior east of Terrace Bay. Most of the river is protected in a provincial waterway park. It is a popular location for canoeing and fishing. Description The river starts at the north end of Cairngorm Lake, flowing a short distance north to Steel Lake, which is a long narrow lake with its outlet also at the very northern end. From here the Steel River turns 180 degrees, flowing due south to Lake Superior. It is a free flowing river with steep canyons and rugged bedrock terrain. The Steel River was likely used as a minor supply or fur-trading route in the 19th century. One indigenous burial site has been found along the river. It was first advertised as a canoeing destination in the 1890s by the Canadian Pacific Railway, that crosses the river near its mouth. The Steel River can be paddled as a circular loop via a po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes In Ontario
This is an incomplete list of lakes in Ontario, a province of Canada. There are over 250,000 lakes in Ontario, constituting around 20% of the world's fresh water supply. Larger lake statistics This is a list of lakes of Ontario with an area larger than . # * 24 Mile Lake A B C D E F G *Gananoque Lake *Garson Lake *Gathering Lake *Gibson Lake (other), multiple lakes *Gillies Lake *Gloucester Pool *Go Home Lake * Golden Lake * Gordon Lake *Ghost Lake * Gould Lake (other), several lakes * Green Lake * Grundy Lake *Guelph Lake *Gull Lake (Ontario) * Gullrock Lake *Gunter Lake H * Halls Lake (Haliburton County) * Hammer Lake * Head Lake (Kawartha Lakes) * Head Lake (Haliburton County) * Heart Lake * Herbert Lake *Holden Lake * Lake Huron * Horseshoe Lakemultiple lakes I * Inn Lake * Indian Lake * Innis Lake * Irwin Lake *Ivanhoe Lake J * Jack Lake * Jeff Lake *Lake Joseph * Jules Lake *Jumping Cariboo Lake K * Kabinakagami Lake *Lake Kagawo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
