Thistle Island
Thistle Island is an islet in Ontario, Canada. Thistle Island is situated nearby to Heron Island, as well as near Bird Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mnjikaning Fish Weirs.
Mnjikaning Fish Weirs
Archaeological site
Photo: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mnjikaning Fish Weirs are one of the oldest human developments in Canada. These fishing weirs were built by the first nations people well before recorded history, dating to around 4500 BP during the Archaic period in North America, according to carbon dating done on some of the wooden remnants. Mnjikaning Fish Weirs is situated 3 km south of Thistle Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orillia.
Orillia
Photo: Daniel Hsia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orillia is a city in Ontario, Canada, about 30 km north-east of Barrie in Simcoe County. It is located at the confluence of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe.
Thistle Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.62896° or 44° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
-79.37573° or 79° 22′ 33″ westOpen location code
87P2JJHF+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 56156742OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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