Port Elgin is a community in the town of Saugeen Shores, Ontario, Canada. Its location is in the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Originally named Normanton the town was renamed Port Elgin when it was incorporated in 1874, after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a former Governor General of the Province of Canada.

Saugeen Shores

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Saugeen Shores is a town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. The town is popular with visitors because of its beaches on Lake Huron, and the availability of summer cottages.

Southampton

Town

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Southampton is a community on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is close to Port Elgin and is located at the mouth of the Saugeen River in the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory. Southampton is situated 8 km northeast of Dack Spit.

Dack Spit

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

44.43339° or 44° 26′ 0″ north

Longitude

-81.41646° or 81° 24′ 59″ west

Elevation

175 metres (574 feet)

Open location code

86PWCHMM+9C

GeoNames ID

5934483

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