Amesdale, Ontario

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Amesdale
Location of Amesdale in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°00′58″N92°56′00″W / 50.01611°N 92.93333°W / 50.01611; -92.93333 Coordinates: 50°00′58″N92°56′00″W / 50.01611°N 92.93333°W / 50.01611; -92.93333
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Elevation
393 m (1,289 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Time Zone)
Postal code FSA
P0V
Area code(s) 807

Amesdale is an unincorporated place and community in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is on the Canadian National Railway (CNR) transcontinental main line, [2] between Niddrie to the west and Richan to the east, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains. It is also at the junction of a former CNR railway branch line through Ear Falls to Bruce Lake, Ontario [3] that serviced the Griffith iron ore mine. [4]

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References

  1. "Amesdale". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  2. Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  3. "Railways and Canals, 1971, Eastern Canada". The National Atlas of Canada, 4th Edition. Natural Resources Canada. 1974. Archived from the original on 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  4. "Alex Mosher". The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-08-15.