Pointe aux Pins
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Pointe aux Pins is a peninsula running south into Lake Erie
at about 82 degrees west longitude. The majority of land which comprises the peninsula is owned by the province of Ontario
and is designated as Rondeau Provincial Park
. A navigational warning light is located near the tip of the peninsula at about 42 degrees, 15 minutes and 23.3 seconds North latitude, 81 degrees, 51 minutes and 6.5 seconds West longitude. The peninsula is designated as the Pointe aux Pins in the Atlas of Canada
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Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
at about 82 degrees west longitude. The majority of land which comprises the peninsula is owned by the province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and is designated as Rondeau Provincial Park
Rondeau Provincial Park
Rondeau Provincial Park is a provincial park in southwestern Ontario, Canada, located on an 8 km long crescentic sand spit extending into Lake Erie. There are only two sand spits like this one in all of North America, one in Rondeau and one in Florida. Rondeau was established in 1894 as a response...
. A navigational warning light is located near the tip of the peninsula at about 42 degrees, 15 minutes and 23.3 seconds North latitude, 81 degrees, 51 minutes and 6.5 seconds West longitude. The peninsula is designated as the Pointe aux Pins in the Atlas of Canada
Atlas of Canada
The Atlas of Canada is an Internet atlas published by Natural Resources Canada that has information on every city, town, village, and hamlet in Canada...
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