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A beach along Lake Nipissing. Lake Nipissing drains into Georgian Bay, which is a part of Lake Huron, via the French River. Lake Nipissing lies about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Algonquin Provincial Park. The French fur trader Étienne Brûlé was the first European to visit the lake in 1610.
Nipissing Great Lakes was a prehistoric proglacial lake. Parts of the former lake are now Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Georgian Bay and Lake Michigan. It formed about 7,500 years before present (YBP). The lake occupied the depression left by the Labradorian Glacier. [1] This body of water drained eastward from Georgian Bay to the Ottawa valley.
Callander Bay is an eroded Proterozoic volcanic pipe [7] formed by the violent, supersonic eruption of a deep-origin volcano.These volcanoes originate at least three times as deep as most other volcanoes, and the resulting magma that is pushed toward the surface is high in magnesium and volatile compounds such as water and carbon dioxide.
The boundaries of the park included 18 townships within the District of Nipissing, covering an area of 3,797 km 2 (1,466 sq mi) of which 10% was under water. The tract of land was to be set apart, as a public park, health resort and pleasure ground for the benefit, advantage and enjoyment of all the people of the province.
It was established in 1989 and is representative of island ecology in Lake Nipissing with warmer than normal regional temperatures. Permitted activities include swimming, boating, and nature viewing. [6] [10] It is a non-operating park, meaning that there are no facilities or services. The park’s beaches are available for day use only. [10]
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Dec. 8—St. John's Lutheran Community on Friday announced the addition of an eagle camera for its widely followed eagle's nest at its Fountain Lake campus. The organization installed a live ...
Nipissing may refer to the following places in Ontario, Canada: Lake Nipissing; The Nipissing First Nation. Nipissing 10, reserve of Nipissing First Nation; Nipissing District, a census division West Nipissing, an incorporated municipality in Nipissing District; Nipissing River in Algonquin Provincial Park, a tributary of the Petawawa River