Edward Island is an island in Lake Superior, located southwest of the Black Bay Peninsula in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Porphyry Island Provincial Park, about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Sleeping Giant Provincial Park and 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Silver Islet, Ontario. The island is about 42 km (26 mi) east of the city of Thunder Bay.
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Lake Superior |
| Coordinates | 48°23′15″N 88°37′26″W / 48.38750°N 88.62389°W |
| Area | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)[1] |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited nature reserve |
The entire 600-hectare (2.3 sq mi) island constitutes the Edward Island Provincial Park or nature reserve.[2]
References
edit- ^ Ontario Crown Land Use Policy Atlas
- ^ Edward Island http://www.ontarioparks.com/ENGLISH/edwa.html Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
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