Maxwell Island

Maxwell Island is an island in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sioux Lookout.

Photo: J Hazard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of about 5,300 people in , approximately 350 km northwest of Thunder Bay. The town's name comes from nearby Sioux Mountain, where the native Ojibway people would watch for any oncoming Sioux warriors looking to ambush them.

Maxwell Island

Latitude
50.05086° or 50° 3′ 3″ north
Longitude
-91.91122° or 91° 54′ 40″ west
Elevation
361 metres (1,184 feet)
Open location code
962C332Q+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217913073
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
6068261
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