Ghost River, Kenora District

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Ghost River
Dispersed Rural Community
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Ghost River
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°10′26″N91°27′08″W / 50.17389°N 91.45222°W / 50.17389; -91.45222 [1] Coordinates: 50°10′26″N91°27′08″W / 50.17389°N 91.45222°W / 50.17389; -91.45222 [1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Kenora
Part Unorganized Kenora District
Elevation
[2]
378 m (1,240 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Time Zone)
Postal code FSA
P0V
Area code(s) 807
GNBC CodeFBHFD

Ghost River is an unincorporated place on the south side of Marchington Lake on the Marchington River in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1]

It lies on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line, [3] between McDougall Mills to the west and Robinson to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ghost River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  2. Elevation taken from Google Maps at coordinates. Accessed 2018-07-11.
  3. Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-07-21.