Wilgar,_Ontario

Wilgar, Ontario

Wilgar, Ontario

Place in Ontario, Canada

Wilgar is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Henderson Township[1][2] in Unorganized North Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[3]

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It is on a now abandoned portion of the Canadian National Railway main line originally constructed as the National Transcontinental Railway transcontinental main line,[4] between the railway points of Flintdale to the west and Pagwa to the east.

Wilgar is also on the Bicknell River, part of the James Bay drainage basin, which flows via the Pagwachuan River, Kenogami River and Albany River to James Bay.

References

  1. [1]
    "Henderson" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  2. [2]
    Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  3. [3]
    "Wilgar". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  4. [4]
    "Ontario and Quebec Railway Territories" from the 2nd Edition, 1915, Atlas of Canada (Map). 1 : 2,217,600. Natural Resources Canada. 1913. Retrieved 2011-08-24.


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