Laclu, Ontario

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Laclu
Location of Laclu in Ontario
Coordinates: 49°46′27″N94°43′18″W / 49.77417°N 94.72167°W / 49.77417; -94.72167
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Part Kenora, Unorganized
Elevation
334 m (1,096 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Time Zone)
Postal code FSA
P0X
Area code 807

Laclu is the name of two adjacent places, one an unincorporated area and locality [1] and the other an unincorporated area and railway point, [2] in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Both are just west of the city of Kenora on Lake Lulu, into which flows Laclu Creek; the locality is on the north side and the railway point is on the southeast side. Ontario Highway 641 passes through the locality. The railway point lies on the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line, between Busteed to the west and Keewatin (part of the city of Kenora) to the east, and has a passing track.

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References

  1. "Laclu". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-08-01. Coordinates and elevation given in Infobox at right are for this, the locality.
  2. "Laclu". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-08-01.