Lapalmes, Ontario

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Lapalmes
Unincorporated place
Railway point
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Lapalmes
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 47°13′44″N81°25′12″W / 47.22889°N 81.42000°W / 47.22889; -81.42000 Coordinates: 47°13′44″N81°25′12″W / 47.22889°N 81.42000°W / 47.22889; -81.42000 [1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Sudbury
Part Sudbury, Unorganized, North
Established1912 (1912)
Elevation
[2]
410 m (1,350 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code
P0M
Area codes 705, 249

Lapalmes (formerly Lapalmes Spur [3] ) is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Marshay Township [4] in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] The community is on Pazhig Lake in the Wanapitei River system, part of the Great Lakes Basin.

Lapalmes is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line, has a passing siding, and is passed but not served by Via Rail Canadian trains. The next community eastbound is Felix, served by Felix railway station; the next community westbound is Ruel, served by Ruel railway station.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lapalmes". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  2. Elevation taken from Google Earth at geographical coordinates, accessed 2014-05-20.
  3. "Lapalmes Spur". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  4. "Marshay" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-20.

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