Simpson Island
Simpson Island is an island in Lake Superior, situated off the north shore at the entrance to Nipigon Bay, in Northern Ontario, Canada. It is located about 5 km from the mainland and approximately 13 km southwest of the locality of Rossport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Simpson Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.79042° or 48° 47′ 26″ northLongitude
-87.67579° or 87° 40′ 33″ westElevation
242 metres (794 feet)Open location code
86WJQ8RF+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 72000286OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Simpson Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Simpson Island (pulo sa Canada, Ontario, lat 48,80, long -87,68)”
- Cebuano: “Simpson Island”
- French: “Simpson Island (Canada, Ontario)”
- Swedish: “Simpson Island, Ontario”
- Swedish: “Simpson Island”
- Turkish: “Simpson Island”
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