Georgian Bay

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Georgian Bay is a large northeastern arm of Lake Huron in Canada, known for its rugged granite shoreline, thousands of islands, and popular boating and cottage destinations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf arm of a lake
bay
alsoKnownAs The Sixth Great Lake
basinCountry Canada
borderedBy Bruce Peninsula
Manitoulin Island
Niagara Escarpment
Ontario mainland
climate humid continental climate
connectedTo Main body of Lake Huron
North Channel (Lake Huron)
country Canada
drainageBasin Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system
ecosystem boreal forest shoreline
freshwater archipelago
geology Precambrian granite
gneiss
limestone cliffs
hasFeature numerous lighthouses
rocky shoals
windswept white pines
hasPart Bruce Peninsula
Fathom Five National Marine Park
French River delta
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
Manitoulin Island
North Channel (Lake Huron)
Nottawasaga Bay
Parry Sound
Severn Sound
Thirty Thousand Islands
inflow French River
Magnetawan River
Muskoka River
Nottawasaga River
Severn River
knownFor boating
cottage destinations
rugged granite shoreline
thousands of islands
locatedIn Ontario
northeastern Lake Huron
locatedNear Collingwood, Ontario
Midland, Ontario
Owen Sound, Ontario
Parry Sound, Ontario
locatedOn Canadian Shield
outflow Lake Huron
partOf Great Lakes Basin
Lake Huron
protectedArea Fathom Five National Marine Park
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
surfaceArea approximately 15000 square kilometres
tourism cottage country
kayaking
sailing
sport fishing
waterbody Lake Huron


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