Edward Island | |
Location: | Lake Superior |
Coordinates: | 48.3875°N -88.6239°W |
Area Km2: | 6 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Country: | Canada |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Province |
Country Admin Divisions: | Ontario |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | District |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Thunder Bay |
Population: | uninhabited nature reserve |
Edward Island is an island in Lake Superior, located southwest of the Black Bay Peninsula in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario. It is located about 6km (04miles) from Porphyry Island Provincial Park, about 12km (07miles) from Sleeping Giant Provincial Park and 16km (10miles) east of Silver Islet, Ontario. The island is about 42km (26miles) east of the city of Thunder Bay.
The entire 600ha island constitutes the Edward Island Provincial Park or nature reserve.[2]