Silver Islet
Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small community located near the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario, Canada. A rich vein of nearly pure silver was discovered on this small island in 1868 by the Montreal Mining Company.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: community in Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Silver Islet, Ontario”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Silver Islet.
Silver Islet
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.33135° or 48° 19′ 53″ northLongitude
-88.82096° or 88° 49′ 16″ westElevation
193 metres (633 feet)Open location code
86WH85JH+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 6737273539OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Silver Islet” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جزيرة سيلفر”
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