Pelican, Ontario

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Pelican
Location of Pelican in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°06′47″N92°01′47″W / 50.11306°N 92.02972°W / 50.11306; -92.02972 Coordinates: 50°06′47″N92°01′47″W / 50.11306°N 92.02972°W / 50.11306; -92.02972
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
District Kenora
MunicipalitySioux Lookout
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Time Zone)
Postal code FSA
P0V
Area code(s) 807

Pelican is an unincorporated settlement and railway point in the municipality of Sioux Lookout, Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] It is located just south of Pelican Lake on the English River, part of the Nelson River drainage basin.

Pelican is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line, [3] between Hudson to the west and the town centre of Sioux Lookout to the east, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.

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References

  1. "Pelican". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  2. "Sioux Lookout Boundary Map" (PDF). Town of Sioux Lookout. October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  3. Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-08-17.