Biscotasing

Biscotasing, often referred to as simply Bisco, is a community in the Unorganized North Part of in , Canada. It was founded on the shores of Lake Biscotasi on the in 1884 by Canadian Pacific Railway as a railway construction town, and the first divisional point west of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Biscotasing station.

Railway station
The Sudbury–White River train, formerly the Lake Superior, informally called the Budd Car, is a Canadian passenger train operated by Via Rail serving communities between and , Ontario, three times a week.

Biscotasing

Latitude
47.29977° or 47° 17′ 59″ north
Longitude
-82.10367° or 82° 6′ 13″ west
Elevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)
Open location code
86VV7VXW+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2906039992
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5901919
Wiki­data ID
Q4917253
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Egyptian Arabic—“Biscotasing” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 比斯科塔辛
  • Dutch: Biscotasing
  • Egyptian Arabic: بيسكوتيزنج

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