Minnitaki Kames Provincial Park
Minnitaki Kames Provincial Park is a 4,422-hectare (10,930-acre) nature reserve in Ontario, Canada,[2] designated to protect several distinguishing features, including east-west kame ridges and numerous terraces. It abuts the shores of Minnitaki Lake, with the nearest settlement at Sioux Lookout, about 20 km to the north.
Minnitaki Kames Provincial Park | |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
Location | Ontario, Canada |
Nearest city | Sioux Lookout |
Coordinates | 49°54′0″N 91°52′0″W |
Area | 4,422 ha (10,930 acres) |
Established | 1989[1] |
Governing body | Ontario Parks |
Each of the five large kames, the largest in northwestern Ontario, "is completely covered by an extensive jack pine dominated closed coniferous forest".[3] The largest covers over 12 square kilometres, rising about 30 m above the gently sloping bedrock, which attains elevations between 358 m and 437 m.[4]
These glacial features are related to Lake Agassiz, and were deposited about 9,500 to 10,000 years ago during the Timiskaming Interstadial.[4]
References
- "Minnitaki Kames Provincial Park - Nature Reserve". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
- "Natural Areas Report: MINNITAKI KAMES PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVE". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- "Natural Areas Report: MINNITAKI LAKE - KAMES - PINE STANDS". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- "Natural Areas Report: MINNITAKI LAKE KAMES". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2008-02-12.