Amherst Island
Amherst Island is located in Lake Ontario, 10 kilometres west of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Amherst Island, being wholly in Lake Ontario, is upstream, above the St Lawrence River Thousand Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherstview.
Amherstview
Suburb
Amherstview is an unincorporated community in the township of Loyalist, Ontario. Amherstview is situated 10 km northeast of Amherst Island.
Amherst Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Ontario, Canada
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
44.14672° or 44° 8′ 48″ north
Longitude
-76.71569° or 76° 42′ 57″ west
Population
450
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Named after
Open location code
87P547WM+MP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Amherst Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Amherst Island”
- Dutch: “Amherst Island”
- French: “Amherst Island”
- French: “île Amherst”
- French: “Île Amherst”
- German: “Amherst Island”
- Swedish: “Amherst Island, Ontario”
- Swedish: “Amherst Island”
- Turkish: “Amherst Adası”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Amherst Island and Stella.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church and Amherst Island Fire Hall.
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