Northern Ontario

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geographical region region

Northern Ontario is a vast, sparsely populated region of Ontario known for its boreal forests, abundant lakes, mining and forestry industries, and predominantly rural and Indigenous communities.

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Statements (106)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → region →
borders	Hudson Bay → James Bay → Manitoba → Quebec → United States (Minnesota) via Lake Superior →
climate	continental climate → subarctic climate (far north) →
contains	Algoma District → Algonquin Provincial Park (northern portion) → Attawapiskat First Nation → Cochrane District → Fort Albany First Nation → Kashechewan First Nation → Kenora District → Killarney Provincial Park → Lake Nipigon → Lake Superior → Lake Superior Provincial Park → Lake of the Woods → Manitoulin District → Moose Factory → Moosonee → Nipissing District → Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities → Northeastern Ontario → Northwestern Ontario → Parry Sound District → Polar Bear Provincial Park → Pukaskwa National Park → Quetico Provincial Park → Rainy River District → Ring of Fire (mineral region) → Sudbury District → Thunder Bay District → Timiskaming District → Wabakimi Provincial Park →
containsCity	Cochrane → Dryden → Elliot Lake → Fort Frances → Geraldton → Hearst → Kapuskasing → Kenora → Kirkland Lake → North Bay → Red Lake → Sault Ste. Marie → Sioux Lookout → Sudbury → Temiskaming Shores → Thunder Bay → Timmins → Wawa →
country	Canada →
ethnicGroup	European Canadians → First Nations → Inuit (in coastal communities) → Métis →
governingBody	Government of Ontario →
hasAgency	Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (Ontario ministry) →
hasCharacteristic	predominantly rural → resource-based economy → sparsely populated → vast area →
hasCollege	Cambrian College → Canadore College → Confederation College → Northern College → Sault College →
hasUniversity	Lakehead University → Laurentian University → Nipissing University →
knownFor	Indigenous communities → abundant lakes → boreal forests → cold winters → forestry industry → mining industry → outdoor recreation →
language	Cree → English → French → Oji-Cree → Ojibwe →
largestCity	Sudbury →
locatedIn	Central Canada → Ontario →
majorIndustry	forestry → hydroelectric power generation → mining → pulp and paper → tourism → transportation and logistics →
partOf	Ontario →
timeZone	Central Time Zone (northwest portion) → Eastern Time Zone (most of region) →
transportInfrastructure	Canadian National Railway mainline → Canadian Pacific Railway mainline → Ontario Highway 11 → Ontario Highway 17 → Ontario Northland Railway → Trans-Canada Highway →
vegetation	boreal forest →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dynamic Earth → Greater Sudbury Airport → Killarney Provincial Park → Manitoulin Island → Pic River → Pukaskwa National Park → Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario → Science North → St. Ignace Island ("northern Ontario") → Thunder Bay ("Northwestern Ontario") → Thunder Bay ("northwestern Ontario") → Timmins ("Northeastern Ontario") → Timmins ("Northern Ontario resource region") → White River (Ontario) →	locatedIn
Cree → Michipicoten Island → North Channel → Parry Sound → Thessalon River →	region
Highway 400 → Lakehead University → Laurentian University → Science North →	regionServed
Central Ontario → Eastern Ontario →	borders
North Bay ("Northeastern Ontario") → Thunder Bay (bay on Lake Superior) →	locatedInRegion
Highway 400 ("northern Ontario") →	connects
Northern Ontario ("Northeastern Ontario") →	contains
Ontario →	containsRegion
Big Nickel →	hasCoordinateRegion
Nipissing University →	hasRegion
Greater Sudbury Airport →	servesRegion