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| Etymology | Named for William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Lake Nipigon |
| Coordinates | 49°51′33″N 88°39′59″W / 49.85917°N 88.66639°W[1] |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Width | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
Kelvin Island (French: île Kelvin) is a large island in the centre of Lake Nipigon, in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is named after the British scientist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907).[2]
The island has an area of about 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres).[3] Frith Lake lies in the centre of the island,[4] and there are six other unnamed lakes. Henry's Harbour is at the western tip, and Moose's Harbour is the middle on the eastern side.[5]
- ^ a b "Kelvin Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ Sessional Papers of the Dominion of Canada. Vol. 53. Parliament of Canada. 1918. p. 133. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ Timoney, Kevin P (1980). Higher Plant Biogeography of Islands in Lake Nipigon, Ontario (M.S. thesis). University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 6. OCLC 7988827. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ "Frith Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ Sutcliffe, RH; Greenwood, RC (1985). Precambrian Geology of the Lake Nipigon Area, Kelvin Island Sheet, District of Thunder Bay (PDF) (Map). 1 : 50,000. Geological Series - Preliminary Map. Technical editing and layout by D Hoffer. Geology from 1982. Ontario Geological Survey. Map P.2838. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-10-31.