Lynx, Ontario

Lynx is an unincorporated place and railway point in the Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1]

Lynx
Lynx Location of Lynx in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°06′29″N 85°57′59″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
District	Cochrane
Part	Cochrane, Unorganized, North
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code FSA	P0L
Area code(s)	705, 249

It was a railway station at mile 110[2] on a now abandoned portion of the Pagwa Subdivion, Cochrane Division of the Canadian National Railway main line originally constructed as the Hearst Subdivision, District 2 of the National Transcontinental Railway transcontinental main line,[3] between the railway points of Jobrin to the west and Ogahalla to the east.[4]

Lynx is also on Lynx Creek, part of the James Bay drainage basin, which flows via the Atikasibi River to the Kenogami River.

References

1. "Lynx". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
2. Smith, Jeffrey P (2010-12-01). "Lynx". CNR in Ontario. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
3. "Ontario and Quebec Railway Territories" from the 2nd Edition, 1915, Atlas of Canada (Map). 1 : 2,217,600. Natural Resources Canada. 1913. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
4. Smith, Jeffrey P (2011-05-30). "CNR Pagwa Subdivision". CNR in Ontario. Retrieved 2011-08-26.