Chantry Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Chantry Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Ontario, Canada. Chantry Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary is situated nearby to the town Southampton, as well as near Port Elgin.Photo: Muhammad Imran Saeed, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: migratory mird sanctuary in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Refuge d’oiseaux de l’Île Chantry”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chantry Island and Chantry Island Lighthouse.
Chantry Island
Islet
Photo: Ducio1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chantry Island is a small island in Lake Huron, south of the mouth of the Saugeen River and approximately a kilometre off the shores of the town of Southampton, Ontario.
Chantry Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Imasku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chantry Island Lighthouse, officially known as Chantry Island Lightstation Tower, is a lightstation on Chantry Island, off the coast of Southampton, Ontario, in Lake Huron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saugeen Shores and Port Elgin.
Saugeen Shores
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saugeen Shores is a town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. The town is popular with visitors because of its beaches on Lake Huron, and the availability of summer cottages.
Port Elgin
Town
Port Elgin is a community in the town of Saugeen Shores, Ontario, Canada. Its location is in the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Originally named Normanton the town was renamed Port Elgin when it was incorporated in 1874, after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a former Governor General of the Province of Canada.
Southampton
Town
Photo: Ducio1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southampton is a community on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is close to Port Elgin and is located at the mouth of the Saugeen River in the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory.
Chantry Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary
- Categories: migratory bird sanctuary of Canada and recreation area
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
44.4902° or 44° 29′ 25″ northLongitude
-81.404° or 81° 24′ 14″ westOpen location code
86PWFHRW+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 1291111394OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q28726763
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Chantry Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- French: “refuge d’oiseaux de l’Île Chantry”
- French: “refuge d’oiseaux migrateurs de l’île Chantry”
- French: “Refuge d’oiseaux migrateurs de l’île Chantry”
- German: “Chantry-Island-Zugvogelschutzgebiet”
- German: “Zugvogelschutzgebiet Chantry Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chippawa Hill and Burgoyne.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McNab Point and George Marion Park.
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