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Dishnish, Ontario

Coordinates: 48°51′19″N 83°43′03″W / 48.85528°N 83.71750°W / 48.85528; -83.71750
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Dishnish
Railway point
Dishnish is located in Ontario
Dishnish
Dishnish
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°51′19″N 83°43′03″W / 48.85528°N 83.71750°W / 48.85528; -83.71750[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictAlgoma
Geographic townshipLegge
Elevation327 m (1,073 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code FSA
P0M

Dishnish is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Legge Township,[3] in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the Dispersed Rural Community of Minnipuka to the west and the railway point of Fire River to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian passenger trains. The place is on Dishnish Creek, a left tributary of the Fire River.

History

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Dishnish is part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dishnish". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2017-01-05.
  3. ^ "Legge" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2017-01-05.[permanent dead link]

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