Dufferin Islands
Dufferin Islands are a group of artificial islands located 0.8 km from the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Before being renamed by the Niagara Parks Commission, they were known as Clarke Hill Islands and Cynthia Islands.Photo: Karebear13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: group of man-made islands near Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
- Address: 6345 Dufferin Isle Road, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horseshoe Falls and Niagara Scow.
Horseshoe Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Horseshoe Falls is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border.
Niagara Scow
Disaster remains
Photo: Diego Torres Silvestre, CC BY 2.0.
The Niagara Scow is the unofficial name of the wreck of a small scow that brought two men perilously close to plunging over the Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the Niagara Falls, in 1918. The wreck can still be seen, upstream of the falls.
Goat Island
Islet
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Goat Island is a small island in the Niagara River, in the middle of Niagara Falls between the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The island is at the southwest corner of the City of Niagara Falls, New York, in the United States and is part of Niagara Falls State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chippawa and Niagara Falls.
Chippawa
Suburb
Photo: Clovermoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chippawa is a community located within the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario. The village was founded in 1850, and became part of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario by amalgamation in 1970.
Niagara Falls
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Little Italy is a neighborhood located in Niagara Falls, New York. Little Italy is situated 4 km northeast of Dufferin Islands.
Dufferin Islands
- Categories: island group and recreation area
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.06833° or 43° 4′ 6″ northLongitude
-79.06986° or 79° 4′ 12″ westElevation
168 metres (551 feet)Open location code
87M23W9J+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 483786879OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5943553Wikidata ID
Q5312343
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dufferin Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dufferin Islands”
- Dutch: “Dufferin Islands”
- Swedish: “Dufferin Islands”
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