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Lake Simcoe

Index Lake Simcoe

Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth-largest lake wholly in the province, after Lake Nipigon, Lac Seul, and Lake Nipissing. [1]

89 relations: Atlas of Canada, Barrie, Barrie Police Service, Beaver River (Lake Simcoe), Black crappie, Black River (York Region), Black Sea, Bythotrephes longimanus, Cartography, Caspian Sea, Celsius, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Cook's Bay, County Durham, Durham Regional Police Service, England, Europe, Eutrophication, First Nations, Fishing weir, Georgian Bay, Georgina Island, Georgina, Ontario, Great Lakes, Greater Toronto Area, HMS Pembroke (1757), Holland River, Ice fishing, Indian reserve, Innisfil, Iroquoian languages, Jackson's Point, John Graves Simcoe, Kawartha Lakes (Ontario), Kempenfelt Bay, Keswick, Ontario, Lac Seul, Lake, Lake Algonquin, Lake Couchiching, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Nipigon, Lake Nipissing, Lake Ontario, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Lake Superior, Lake whitefish, List of lieutenant governors of Ontario, Lock (water navigation), ..., Louis-Armand de Lom d'Arce de Lahontan, Baron de Lahontan, Lythrum salicaria, Mohawk people, Myriophyllum spicatum, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Resources Canada, Navigability, Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police, Orillia, Pefferlaw, Ontario, Phosphorus, Pope John Paul II, Portage, Prehistory, Quaternary glaciation, Rainbow smelt, Regional Municipality of Durham, Regional Municipality of York, Round goby, Royal Navy, Rusty crayfish, Severn River (central Ontario), Simcoe County, Snake Island (Lake Simcoe), Staindrop, Strawberry Island (Lake Simcoe), Sutton, Ontario, Talbot River (Ontario), Thorah Island, Toronto, Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, Trent–Severn Waterway, Udora, Ontario, Vincenzo Coronelli, World Youth Day 2002, Wyandot people, York Regional Police, Zebra mussel. Expand index (39 more) »

Atlas of Canada

The Atlas of Canada (L'Atlas du Canada) is an online atlas published by Natural Resources Canada that has information on every city, town, village, and hamlet in Canada.

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Barrie

Barrie is a city, and manifesting regional centre in Central Ontario, Canada, positioned on the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe.

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Barrie Police Service

The Barrie Police Service provides policing services to the City of Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

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Beaver River (Lake Simcoe)

The Beaver River is a river in Durham Region in Central Ontario, Canada.

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Black crappie

The black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) is a freshwater fish found in North America, one of the two crappies.

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Black River (York Region)

The Black River is a river in the Regional Municipality of York and the Regional Municipality of Durham in Central Ontario, Canada.

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Black Sea

The Black Sea is a body of water and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Western Asia.

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Bythotrephes longimanus

Bythotrephes longimanus (also Bythotrephes cederstroemi), or the spiny water flea, is a planktonic crustacean less than long.

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Cartography

Cartography (from Greek χάρτης chartēs, "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and γράφειν graphein, "write") is the study and practice of making maps.

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Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.

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Celsius

The Celsius scale, previously known as the centigrade scale, is a temperature scale used by the International System of Units (SI).

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Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation

York Region showing Fox, Snake, and Georgina islands. Georgina Island, Lake Simcoe, Ontario The Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation are an Ojibwa (or Anishinaabeg) people located on Georgina Island in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

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Cook's Bay

Cook's Bay is the southernmost bay of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada.

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County Durham

County Durham (locally) is a county in North East England.

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Durham Regional Police Service

The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is the police service operated by and serving the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Eutrophication

Eutrophication (from Greek eutrophos, "well-nourished"), or hypertrophication, is when a body of water becomes overly enriched with minerals and nutrients that induce excessive growth of plants and algae.

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First Nations

In Canada, the First Nations (Premières Nations) are the predominant indigenous peoples in Canada south of the Arctic Circle.

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Fishing weir

A fishing weir, fish weir, fishgarth or kiddle is an obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to direct the passage of, or trap fish.

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Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay (French: Baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada.

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Georgina Island

Georgina Island is the largest of the lake islands of Lake Simcoe, located in southern Ontario, Canada.

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Georgina, Ontario

Georgina (Canada 2016 Census population 45,418) is a town in south-central Ontario, and the northernmost municipality in the Regional Municipality of York.

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Great Lakes

The Great Lakes (les Grands-Lacs), also called the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located primarily in the upper mid-east region of North America, on the Canada–United States border, which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River.

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Greater Toronto Area

No description.

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HMS Pembroke (1757)

HMS Pembroke was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard to the draught specified in the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1752, and launched on 2 June 1757.

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Holland River

The Holland River is a river in Ontario, Canada, that drains the Holland River watershed into Cook's Bay, the southern extremity of Lake Simcoe.

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Ice fishing

Ice fishing is the practice of catching fish with lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the ice on a frozen body of water.

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Indian reserve

In Canada, an Indian reserve (réserve indienne) is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." First Nations reserves are the areas set aside for First Nations people after a contract with the Canadian state ("the Crown"), and are not to be confused with land claims areas, which involve all of that First Nations' traditional lands: a much larger territory than any other reserve.

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Innisfil

Innisfil is a town in Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County, immediately south of Barrie and 80 kilometres north of Toronto.

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Iroquoian languages

The Iroquoian languages are a language family of indigenous peoples of North America.

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Jackson's Point

Jackson's Point is a summer resort harbour located in the township of Georgina, on Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada.

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John Graves Simcoe

John Graves Simcoe (25 February 1752 – 26 October 1806) was a British Army general and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791 until 1796 in southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior.

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Kawartha Lakes (Ontario)

The Kawartha Lakes (/kə'wɔrθɐ/) are a chain of lakes in south-central Ontario, Canada that form the upper watershed of the Trent River.

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Kempenfelt Bay

Kempenfelt Bay is a long bay that leads into the Canadian city of Barrie, Ontario.

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Keswick, Ontario

Keswick is a community located in the south central Canadian province of Ontario.

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Lac Seul

Lac Seul is a large, crescent shaped reservoir in Kenora District, northwestern Ontario, Canada.

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Lake

A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake.

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Lake Algonquin

Lake Algonquin was a proglacial lake that existed in east-central North America at the time of the last ice age.

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Lake Couchiching

Lake Couchiching, from the Ojibwe gojijiing meaning "inlet", is a medium-sized lake in Central Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel.

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Lake Huron

Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.

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Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States.

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Lake Nipigon

Lake Nipigon (lac Nipigon; Animbiigoo-zaaga'igan) is the largest lake entirely within the boundaries of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Lake Nipissing

Lake Nipissing (lac Nipissing) is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.

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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority is a conservation authority established in 1951, and is among the oldest in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Lake Superior

Lake Superior (Lac Supérieur; ᑭᑦᒉᐁ-ᑲᒣᐁ, Gitchi-Gami) is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America.

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Lake whitefish

The lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) is a species of freshwater whitefish from North America.

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List of lieutenant governors of Ontario

The following is a list of Lieutenant Governors of Ontario and governors of predecessor colonies.

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Lock (water navigation)

A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.

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Louis-Armand de Lom d'Arce de Lahontan, Baron de Lahontan

Louis Armand, Baron de Lahontan (9 June 1666 – prior to 1716) served in the French military in Canada where he traveled extensively in the Wisconsin and Minnesota region and the upper Mississippi Valley.

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Lythrum salicaria

Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrifeFlora of NW Europe) is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae.

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Mohawk people

The Mohawk people (who identify as Kanien'kehá:ka) are the most easterly tribe of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy.

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Myriophyllum spicatum

Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian watermilfoil or spiked water-milfoil) is native to Europe, Asia, and north Africa.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced, like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere.

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Natural Resources Canada

The Department of Natural Resources (Ministère des Ressources naturelles), operating under the FIP applied title Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), is the ministry of the government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing.

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Navigability

A body of water, such as a river, canal or lake, is navigable if it is deep, wide and slow enough for a vessel to pass or walk.

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Ontario

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada.

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Ontario Provincial Police

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the Provincial Police service for the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Orillia

Orillia is a city in Ontario, Canada.

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Pefferlaw, Ontario

Pefferlaw is a community within the Town of Georgina, located 3 kilometres south of the southeastern shores of Lake Simcoe and in the eastern end of the town.

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Phosphorus

Phosphorus is a chemical element with symbol P and atomic number 15.

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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II; Giovanni Paolo II; Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła;; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 to 2005.

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Portage

Portage or portaging is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water.

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Prehistory

Human prehistory is the period between the use of the first stone tools 3.3 million years ago by hominins and the invention of writing systems.

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Quaternary glaciation

The Quaternary glaciation, also known as the Quaternary Ice Age or Pleistocene glaciation, is a series of glacial events separated by interglacial events during the Quaternary period from 2.58 Ma (million years ago) to present.

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Rainbow smelt

The rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) is a species of fish of the family Osmeridae.

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Regional Municipality of Durham

The Regional Municipality of Durham, informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality located in the Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario, east of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York, forming the east end of the Greater Toronto metropolitan area.

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Regional Municipality of York

The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto.

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Round goby

The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is a euryhaline bottom-dwelling goby of the family Gobiidae, native to central Eurasia including the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Rusty crayfish

The rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) is a large, aggressive species of freshwater crayfish which is native to the United States.

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Severn River (central Ontario)

The Severn River is a river in central Ontario, Canada.

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Simcoe County

Simcoe County is located in the central portion of Southern Ontario, Canada.

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Snake Island (Lake Simcoe)

Snake Island is a lake island located in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

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Staindrop

Staindrop is a village and civil parish east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England.

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Strawberry Island (Lake Simcoe)

Strawberry Island is a 25 acre lake island in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

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Sutton, Ontario

Sutton is a suburban community located nearly 2 km south of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada.

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Talbot River (Ontario)

The Talbot River is a river in the Great Lakes Basin in Central Ontario, Canada which flows from Mitchell Lake to Lake Simcoe and forms the border between Simcoe County (Ramara township) to the north and the Regional Municipality of Durham (Brock township) to the south from the river mouth to the edge of their border with the city of Kawartha Lakes at the east.

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Thorah Island

Thorah Island is a lake island located in the southeast portion of Lake Simcoe, approximately west from Beaverton in Ontario, Canada.

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Toronto

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.

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Toronto Carrying-Place Trail

The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, also known as the Humber Portage and the Toronto Passage, was a major portage route in Ontario, Canada, linking Lake Ontario with Lake Simcoe and the northern Great Lakes.

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Trent–Severn Waterway

The Trent–Severn Waterway is a -long canal route connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to Georgian Bay at Port Severn.

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Udora, Ontario

Udora is a small rural community in Ontario, Canada.

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Vincenzo Coronelli

Vincenzo Coronelli (August 16, 1650 – December 9, 1718) was a Franciscan friar, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist known in particular for his atlases and globes.

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World Youth Day 2002

The 17th World Youth Day 2002 (WYD2002) was a Catholic youth festival held July 23-July 28, 2002, in Toronto, Canada.

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Wyandot people

The Wyandot people or Wendat, also called the Huron Nation and Huron people, in most historic references are believed to have been the most populous confederacy of Iroquoian cultured indigenous peoples of North America.

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York Regional Police

York Regional Police ("YRP") is a law enforcement organization that serves over 1.1 million residents in the York Region, Ontario, Canada, located north of Toronto.

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Zebra mussel

The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Simcoe

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