Umisk Island
Umisk Island is a small island in Beaverlodge Lake, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The island has a public picnic area. The west shore of the island was the site of exploratory uranium mining.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uranium City Airport.
Uranium City Airport
Aerodrome
Uranium City Airport is located 4 nautical miles east of Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is classified as a Code 2 airport. The airport was built by Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited in the 1950s to support the growing mining operations around Uranium City. Uranium City Airport is situated 3 km north of Umisk Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eldorado and Uranium City.
Eldorado
Village
Eldorado is a former mining community turned ghost town located on Beaverlodge Lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Its original name was Beaverlodge. Eldorado and nearby Uranium City are along Highway 962, an isolated stretch of highway. Eldorado is situated 3 km northwest of Umisk Island.
Uranium City
Photo: Tim Beckett, CC BY 2.0.
Uranium City is a settlement in Northern Saskatchewan. It is on the northern shore of Lake Athabasca 48 km south of the Saskatchewan/North-West Territories border, and 724 km northwest of Prince Albert. There is no permanent road to the town.
Umisk Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Saskatchewan, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: Saskatchewan, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Umisk Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Umisk Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Umisk Island”
- French: “Umisk Island”
- Malayalam: “ഉമിസ്ക് ദ്വീപ്”
- Persian: “جزیره اومیسک”
- Swedish: “Umisk Island”
- Turkish: “Umisk Adası”
- Turkish: “Umisk Island”
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Highlights include Sells Lake and Greer Lake.
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