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1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Cayuga Lake ( / kəˈjuːɡə /, / keɪˈjuːɡə / or / kaɪˈjuːɡə /) is the longest of central New York 's glacial Finger Lakes, and is the second largest in surface area (marginally smaller than Seneca Lake) and second largest in volume. It is just under 39 miles (63 km) long.
Algonquin Provincial Park is an Ontario provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River, mostly within the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District. Established in 1893, it is the oldest provincial park in Canada. [1] Additions since its creation have increased the park to its current size of about 7,653 km 2 (2,955 sq mi).
Algonquin State Forest. / 41.99056°N 73.05556°W / 41.99056; -73.05556. Algonquin State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located in the towns of Colebrook and Winchester. The forest is managed for wildlife habitat and passive recreational activities. It contains two areas of special ecological importance: Sandy Brook Natural Area ...
Camp Pathfinder is a boys' Summer camp in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. The camp is best known for its canoe tripping program. Pathfinder follows a tradition of using wood and canvas canoes. Several other camps in Algonquin and elsewhere follow a similar tradition of tripping with, building and restoring canvas canoes.
The Algonquin Radio Observatory ( ARO) is a radio observatory located in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1959 in order to host a number of the National Research Council of Canada 's (NRC) ongoing experiments in a more radio-quiet location than Ottawa . In 1962 it was selected as the site for the Algonquin 46m radio ...
Hockomock Swamp. Coordinates: 41°59′30″N 71°04′43″W. The Hockomock Swamp is a vast wetland encompassing much of the northern part of southeastern Massachusetts. This 16,950-acre (6,859 ha) [1] land is considered the largest freshwater swamp in the state. It acts as a natural flood control mechanism for the region.
The Thousand Islands – Frontenac Arch region or the Frontenac Axis is an exposed strip of Precambrian rock in Canada and the United States that links the Canadian Shield from Algonquin Park with the Adirondack Mountain region in New York, an extension of the Laurentian mountains of Québec. The Algonquin to Adirondacks region, which includes ...
Rock Lake is a lake located in Algonquin Provincial Park in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. [1] Rock Lake features a campground with 121 sites at the north end of the lake which is accessible from Highway 60 via a gravel road. [3] Algonquin Park also maintains about 20 designated campsites around the lake that are accessible by boat as well ...