Port Elgin

Port Elgin is a community in the town of , , Canada. 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.
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  • Type: Town with 7,860 residents
  • Description: community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as: “Normanton”, “Port Elgin, ON”, and “Port Elgin, Ontario”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Elgin Airport.

Aerodrome
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This is a list of airports in Ontario. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian province of . Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System. is situated 3 km southwest of Port Elgin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saugeen Shores and Southampton.

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is a town in , , . The town is popular with visitors because of its beaches on Lake Huron, and the availability of summer cottages.

Town
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is a community on the shores of in Bruce County, , Canada. It is close to Port Elgin and is located at the mouth of the in the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory. is situated 7 km north of Port Elgin.

Port Elgin

Latitude
44.43588° or 44° 26′ 9″ north
Longitude
-81.38895° or 81° 23′ 20″ west
Population
7,860
Elevation
201 metres (659 feet)
Open location code
86PWCJP6+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1614511444
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6111745
Wiki­data ID
Q7230598
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Port Elgin” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Port Elgin”
  • Cebuano: “Port Elgin”
  • Chinese: “埃爾金港”
  • Dutch: “Port Elgin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پورت ايلجين اونتاريو”
  • French: “Port Elgin”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Elgin”
  • Spanish: “Port Elgin (Ontario)”
  • Spanish: “Port Elgin”
  • Swedish: “Port Elgin, Ontario”
  • Swedish: “Port Elgin”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт-Елґін (Онтаріо)”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт-Елґін”
  • Urdu: “پورٹ ایلگن، اونٹاریو”

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