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Lake Nipigon has a total area (including islands within the lake) of 4,848 km 2 (1,872 sq mi), compared to 3,150 km 2 (1,220 sq mi) for Lake of the Woods. It is the 32nd largest lake in the world by area .
Kelvin Island (French: île Kelvin) is a large island in the centre of Lake Nipigon, in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is named after the British scientist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907).
Lake Nipigon Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the east side of Lake Nipigon in Ontario, Canada.The park covers an area of 1,357 hectares (3,350 acres). In 1999, the park boundary was amended to transfer some land to the Government of Canada for a reserve for the Sand Point First Nation.
Nipigon is a setting off point for fishing excursions onto Lake Superior and the Nipigon River system leading up to Lake Nipigon. Fish varieties common to this area include Atlantic salmon , lake trout , speckled trout (the world's largest speckled trout was caught in the Nipigon River in 1915, weighing in at 14.5 pounds (6.6 kg) [ 14 ...
It has a reserve on Partridge Lake called Lake Nipigon Indian Reserve within the town of Greenstone. It is a member of Waaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc. References
The Gull River is a documented canoe route, linking interior lakes such as Garden and Mooseland Lakes to Lake Nipigon. From Garden Lake Road (Highway 811) to Highway 527, the route is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) long, taking between 5 and 8 days. There are 15 documented portages and few campsites, which are not signed and see little to no ...
Selassie Lake is adjacent to Haile Lake, which also flows into Lake Nipigon, but via the Pikitigushi River system. The names of the two lakes are a reference to Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia . From Selassie Lake, the river flows southwest and then south to where the right tributary Blackett Creek joins at an elevation of 313 metres (1,027 ft).
Whitesand Lake is a lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. The primary inflow and outflow is the Whitesand River . The lake is about 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) long and 500 metres (1,640 ft) wide and lies at an elevation of 311 metres (1,020 ft).