Pelican is an
unincorporated settlement
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and railway point in the municipality of
Sioux Lookout,
Kenora District in
northwestern Ontario,
Canada.
It is located just south of
Pelican Lake on the
English River, part of the
Nelson River drainage basin.
Pelican is on the
Canadian National Railway
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transcontinental
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main line
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,
between
Hudson
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to the west and the town centre of Sioux Lookout to the east, and is passed but not served by
Via Rail transcontinental ''
Canadian'' trains.
References
Communities in Kenora District
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