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230. • Density. 5.5/km 2 (14/sq mi) Area codes. 519, 226, 548. Pelee Island / ˈpiːli / is an island in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the western half of Lake Erie. At 42 km 2 (16 sq mi), Pelee Island is the largest island in Lake Erie and the southernmost populated point in Canada. An Ontario Historical Plaque was ...
Designated. 27 May 1987. Reference no. 368 [2] Point Pelee National Park (/ ˈpiːliː /; French: Parc national de la Pointe-Pelée) is a national park in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada where it extends into Lake Erie. The word pelée is French for 'bald'. Point Pelee consists of a peninsula of land, mainly of marsh and woodland ...
Southernmost point — South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie 41°40′53″N82°40′56″W / 41.68139°N 82.68222°W / 41.68139; -82.68222 (South point of Middle Island) Easternmost point — Cape Spear, Newfoundland 47°31′25″N52°37′10″W / 47.52361°N 52.61944°W / 47.52361; -52.61944 (Cape Spear)
Extreme points of Canadian provinces. This is a table of extreme points (north, south, east and west) of each of the provinces and territories of Canada. Many of these points are uninhabited; see also extreme communities of Canada for inhabited places. Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, near Alert.
The town operates a fire department which is a member of the Fire Marshalls of Ontario, Public Fire Safety Council. A local branch of the Ontario Provincial Police is located at the site of the old Kapuskasing Inn. Kapuskasing has Enhanced 911 (E911) service for Fire, Ambulance and Police.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the provincial police service of Ontario, Canada.The OPP patrols provincial highways and waterways; protects provincial government buildings and officials, with the exception of the legislative precinct; patrols unincorporated areas in northern Ontario; provides training, operational support, and funding to some Indigenous police forces; and investigates ...
North is oriented towards the upper left in this photo taken from the International Space Station on April 10, 2022. The Bruce Peninsula is a peninsula in Ontario, Canada, that divides Georgian Bay of Lake Huron from the lake's main basin. The peninsula extends roughly northwestwards from the rest of Southwestern Ontario, pointing towards ...
The history of Ontario covers the period from the arrival of Paleo-Indians thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands that make up present-day Ontario, the most populous province of Canada as of the early 21st century have been inhabited for millennia by groups of Aboriginal people, with French and British exploration and colonization commencing in the 17th century.