Big Island is an island in
Prince Edward County,
Ontario
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, Canada. Approximately in length and with a maximal width of , it is located in the
Bay of Quinte
The Bay of Quinte () is a long, narrow bay shaped like the letter "Z" on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is just west of the head of the Saint Lawrence River that drains the Great Lakes into the Gulf of ...
in
Lake Ontario
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, between
Belleville and
Demorestville. It is accessed by a fixed causeway of (, or
3⁄
8 mi) length which connects Big Island to the remainder of Prince Edward County. The island is within the former Township of
Sophiasburgh and is the largest of all off-shore islands in Prince Edward County.
[French, Orland (2013). ''Wind, Water, Barley and Wine: The Nature of Prince Edward County''. Belleville: Wallbridge House. p. 65.]
References
Islands of Lake Ontario in Ontario
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