Kinogama is an
unincorporated place
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and railway point in the
geographic
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de Gaulle Township in the
Unorganized North Part of
Sudbury District
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The overwhelming majority of the district (about 92%) is ...
in
Northeastern
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Ontario
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,
Canada
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.
It is on a left tributary creek just west of the
Kinogama River in the
James Bay
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drainage basin
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.
Kinogama is on the
Canadian Pacific Railway
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transcontinental
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main line
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,
between the railway point of
Tophet
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to the west and the community of
Kormak to the east.
Kinogama railway station is located on this line and is served by the
Via Rail
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Sudbury – White River train Sudbury may refer to:
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* Sudbury Reef, Queensland
Canada
* Greater Sudbury, Ontario (official name; the city continues to be known simply as Sudbury for most purposes)
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.
References
Communities in Sudbury District
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