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'Kenora District' (Canada 2006 Census pop.: 64,419) is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1907 from parts of Rainy River District. It is, geographically, the largest division in that province; at 407,192.66 km² it comprises almost 38 percent of the province's land area; it is larger than Paraguay and approximately the size of California. The district seat is Kenora. The northern part, north of the Albany River and known sometimes as the Patricia Portion, was added to the Kenora District after it became part of Ontario in 1912.
The climate is very harsh because of the influence of the cold waters of Hudson and James Bays: most of the region is taiga characterised by discontinuous permafrost, but on the extreme northern coast there are - remarkably for a latitude of only 54°N - patches of true Arctic tundra and continuous permafrost. This is the southernmost point reached by the circumpolar line of continuous permafrost on any continent.
Most of the population of the district is concentrated in the extreme south where some agriculture is possible: the main crop is barley. In the north, mining is extremely extensive: northern Kenora district contains among the largest and highest-grade reserves of uranium in the world, and is also one of the world's major producers of nickel. Traditional native activities such as hunting and fishing dominate the northern half of the district outside of the few minings settlements. Roads can only reach about halfway to the northernmost point of Kenora district, so that air and (in summer) river transport is the only means of reaching the most remote part of the district. The major railroad between Toronto and British Columbia passes through the south of the district.
The Kenora District contains the Sturgeon Lake Caldera, which is one of the world's best preserved Neoarchean caldera complexes and is some 2.7 billion years old.[4]
'Municipalities'
★ City of Dryden
★ City of Kenora
★ Municipality of Red Lake
★ Municipality (town) of Sioux Lookout
★ Township of Ear Falls
★ Township of Ignace
★ Township of Machin
★ Township of Pickle Lake
★ Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
'Indian settlements'
★ Lansdowne House
★ MacDowell Lake
★ Peawanuck
★ Slate Falls
★ Summer Beaver
★ Webequie
'Unorganized Areas'
★ Kenora, Unorganized
★ List of Ontario Census Divisions
1. Statcan 2006 Census Profile
2. Highest elevation from MapArt 2003 Edition Ontario Provincial Map - G4 south of Willard Lake. Hudson Bay is at MSL
3. Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2006 census data
4. Caldera Volcanoes Retrieved on 2007-07-20
'Kenora District' (Canada 2006 Census pop.: 64,419) is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1907 from parts of Rainy River District. It is, geographically, the largest division in that province; at 407,192.66 km² it comprises almost 38 percent of the province's land area; it is larger than Paraguay and approximately the size of California. The district seat is Kenora. The northern part, north of the Albany River and known sometimes as the Patricia Portion, was added to the Kenora District after it became part of Ontario in 1912.
The climate is very harsh because of the influence of the cold waters of Hudson and James Bays: most of the region is taiga characterised by discontinuous permafrost, but on the extreme northern coast there are - remarkably for a latitude of only 54°N - patches of true Arctic tundra and continuous permafrost. This is the southernmost point reached by the circumpolar line of continuous permafrost on any continent.
Most of the population of the district is concentrated in the extreme south where some agriculture is possible: the main crop is barley. In the north, mining is extremely extensive: northern Kenora district contains among the largest and highest-grade reserves of uranium in the world, and is also one of the world's major producers of nickel. Traditional native activities such as hunting and fishing dominate the northern half of the district outside of the few minings settlements. Roads can only reach about halfway to the northernmost point of Kenora district, so that air and (in summer) river transport is the only means of reaching the most remote part of the district. The major railroad between Toronto and British Columbia passes through the south of the district.
The Kenora District contains the Sturgeon Lake Caldera, which is one of the world's best preserved Neoarchean caldera complexes and is some 2.7 billion years old.[4]
'Municipalities'
★ City of Dryden
★ City of Kenora
★ Municipality of Red Lake
★ Municipality (town) of Sioux Lookout
★ Township of Ear Falls
★ Township of Ignace
★ Township of Machin
★ Township of Pickle Lake
★ Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
'Indian settlements'
★ Lansdowne House
★ MacDowell Lake
★ Peawanuck
★ Slate Falls
★ Summer Beaver
★ Webequie
'Indian reserves' ★ Attawapiskat 91A ★ Bearskin Lake ★ Cat Lake 63C ★ Deer Lake ★ Eagle Lake 27 ★ English River 21 ★ Fort Albany 67 (part) ★ Fort Hope 64 ★ Fort Severn 89 ★ Islington 29 ★ Kasabonika Lake ★ Kee-Way-Win ★ Kenora 38B ★ Kingfisher Lake 1 ★ Kitchenuhmaykoosib Aaki 84 ★ Lac Seul 28 ★ Lake of the Woods 31G ★ Lake of the Woods 37 ★ Marten Falls 65 ★ Muskrat Dam Lake ★ Neskantaga ★ North Spirit Lake ★ Northwest Angle 33B | ★ Osnaburgh 63B ★ Pikangikum 14 ★ Poplar Hill ★ Rat Portage 38A ★ Sabaskong Bay 35D ★ Sachigo Lake 1 ★ Sachigo Lake 2 ★ Sandy Lake 88 ★ Shoal Lake 39A (part) ★ Shoal Lake 40 (part) ★ Shoal Lake 34B2 ★ The Dalles 38C ★ Wabauskang 21 ★ Wabigoon Lake 27 ★ Wapakeka 1 ★ Wapakeka 2 ★ Wawakapewin ★ Weagamow Lake 87 ★ Whitefish Bay 32A ★ Whitefish Bay 33A ★ Whitefish Bay 34A ★ Wunnumin 1 ★ Wunnumin 2 |
'Unorganized Areas'
★ Kenora, Unorganized
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| See also |
| References |
See also
★ List of Ontario Census Divisions
References
1. Statcan 2006 Census Profile
2. Highest elevation from MapArt 2003 Edition Ontario Provincial Map - G4 south of Willard Lake. Hudson Bay is at MSL
3. Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2006 census data
4. Caldera Volcanoes Retrieved on 2007-07-20
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