Pigeon River

The Pigeon River forms part of the Canada–United States border between the state of and the province of , west of Lake Superior. In pre-industrial times, the river was a waterway of great importance for transportation and the fur trade.
Wikipedia
Photo: Rufus Sarsaparilla, Public domain.
  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 614 feet (187 metres)
  • Description: watercourse in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as
    “Dove River”
    “Omimi-zibi”
    “River aux Groseilles”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grand Portage State Park.

Nature reserve
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a state park at the… is situated 1½ miles west of Pigeon River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Portage.

Photo: Xerxes2004, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Indian Reservation in the far…

Pigeon River

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Latitude
47.99905° or 47° 59′ 57″ north
Longitude
-89.56953° or 89° 34′ 10″ west
Open location code
86VGXCXJ+J5
Geo­Names ID
5041432
Wiki­data ID
Q1485122

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Pigeon River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Pigeon”
  • Catalan: “Pigeon”
  • Cebuano: “Pigeon River”
  • French: “rivière Pigeon”
  • French: “Rivière Pigeon”
  • German: “Pigeon River”
  • Hebrew: “נהר פיג’ן”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Pigeon”
  • Japanese: “ピジョン川”
  • Venetian: “Pigeon”
  • Welsh: “Afon Pigeon”

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Localities in the Area

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