Batchawana Bay is an unincorporated place and Compact Rural Community in
Algoma District in
Northeastern Ontario
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,
Canada
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.
It is also the name of a
local services board, consisting of parts of the
geographic
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townships of Fisher, Herrick, Ryan and Tilley. It is located north of
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on the shores of
Batchawana Bay off
Lake Superior
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.
The area is counted as part of
Unorganized North Algoma District in
Statistics Canada
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census data.
Batchawana Bay Provincial Park is nearby along
Highway 17;
the community itself is reached from Highway 17 by
Ontario Highway 563.
See also
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List of unincorporated communities in Ontario
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References
Communities in Algoma District
Local services boards in Ontario
Populated places on Lake Superior in Canada
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