Tar Island
Tar Island is an island near the town of Rockport in the Canadian waters of the St. Lawrence River, and a part of the Thousand Islands, a freshwater archipelago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zavikon Island and Deer Island.
Zavikon Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zavikon Island refers to either the larger or the pair of islands in the Thousand Islands archipelago on the St. Lawrence River between New York and Ontario, two kilometres southeast of Rockport, Ontario and approximately 200 metres north of the international boundary.
Deer Island
Islet
Photo: TravelJournalNetwork, CC BY 1.0.
Deer Island is one of the American Thousand Islands. It lies between mainland Canada and United States, within the Saint Lawrence River, in the Town of Alexandria, close to Alexandria Bay, New York.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alexandria Bay.
Alexandria Bay
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
Alexandria Bay is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States, within the town of Alexandria. It is located in the Thousand Islands region of northern New York.
Tar Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada (lat 44.39, lon -75.91)
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.39077° or 44° 23′ 27″ northLongitude
-75.9095° or 75° 54′ 34″ westElevation
73 metres (240 feet)Open location code
87P693RR+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 1053389237OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Tar Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tar Island”
- German: “Tar Island”
- Swedish: “Tar Island”
- Turkish: “Tar Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rockport and Holland.
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