Yorkshire Island
Yorkshire Island is a small island in the east end of Lake Ontario, off Prince Edward County. It is part of a chain of islands, including Stoney Island, Galloo Island, Main Duck Island, and Swetman Island and Timber Island, the False Duck Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Main Duck Island.
Main Duck Island
Island
Photo: Kimpthomas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Main Duck Island is a Canadian island in the eastern part of Lake Ontario situated next to the smaller Yorkshire Island. It was purchased by Parks Canada in 1977 and has been administered as part of the Thousand Islands National Park since 1998, even though it is not part of the Thousand Islands region. Main Duck Island is situated 2½ km west of Yorkshire Island.
Yorkshire Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Ontario, Canada
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
43.92846° or 43° 55′ 43″ northLongitude
-76.58664° or 76° 35′ 12″ westElevation
80 metres (262 feet)Open location code
87M5WCH7+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 80307240OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Yorkshire Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Yorkshire Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yorkshire Island (pulo sa Canada)”
- Cebuano: “Yorkshire Island”
- Dutch: “Yorkshire Island”
- French: “Yorkshire Island (Canada)”
- French: “Yorkshire Island”
- Swedish: “Yorkshire Island”
- Turkish: “Yorkshire Adası”
- Turkish: “Yorkshire Island”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frontenac (Wrack) and Olive Branch (Wrack).
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