W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park

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W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park
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Location of W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park in Ontario
Location Timiskaming, Northeastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 47°18′29″N79°48′47″W / 47.30806°N 79.81306°W / 47.30806; -79.81306
Area465 ha (1,150 acres)
Elevation310 m (1,020 ft)
Established1985 (1985)
Named forBen Greenwood, Ontario's first chief of the Division of Parks, 1954 to 1960
Website www.ontarioparks.com/nonoperating/wjbgreenwood

W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park is a non-operating recreational class park and protected area in the town of Latchford, Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is on the southern shores of Bay Lake on the Montreal River, part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, and is in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Forest / Boreal Forest transition zone biome. [2] The park was established in 1985 and is named for Ben Greenwood, Ontario's first chief of the Division of Parks, 1954 to 1960. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  2. 1 2 W.J.B. Greenwood: Preliminary Management Statement (PDF). Ontario Parks. 2008. ISBN   978-1-4249-6871-8. OCLC   456828999 . Retrieved 2011-09-09.


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