Lynx, Ontario Explained

Lynx
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Northeastern Ontario
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Cochrane
Subdivision Type4:Part
Subdivision Name4:Cochrane, Unorganized, North
Pushpin Map:Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lynx in Ontario
Coordinates:50.1081°N -85.9664°W
Elevation M:275
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal code FSA
Postal Code:P0L
Area Codes:705, 249

Lynx is an unincorporated place and railway point in the Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1]

It was a railway station at mile 110[2] on a now abandoned portion of the Pagwa Subdivision, Cochrane Division of the Canadian National Railway main line originally constructed as the Hearst Subdivision, District 2 of the National Transcontinental Railway transcontinental main line,[3] between the railway points of Jobrin to the west and Ogahalla to the east.[4]

Lynx is also on Lynx Creek, part of the James Bay drainage basin, which flows via the Atikasibi River to the Kenogami River.

Notes and References

  1. FCCHZ. Lynx. 2011-08-26.
  2. Web site: Lynx. Smith. Jeffrey P. CNR in Ontario. 2010-12-01. 2011-08-26.
  3. "Ontario and Quebec Railway Territories" from the 2nd Edition, 1915, Atlas of Canada . 1913 . . 1 : 2,217,600 . 2011-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100728050049/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/archives/2ndedition/economic/transportationandcommunications/page43_44 . 2010-07-28 .
  4. Web site: CNR Pagwa Subdivision. Smith. Jeffrey P. CNR in Ontario. 2011-05-30. 2011-08-26.