Agawa Canyon, the Glossary

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1. 58 relations: A. Y. Jackson, Achillea millefolium, Achray, Ontario, Agawa Canyon station, Agawa River, Algoma Central Railway, Algoma District, American kestrel, American robin, Arthur Lismer, Aster (genus), Barron River (Ontario), Bear, Beaver, Broad-winged hawk, Brook trout, Canadian Shield, Chamaenerion angustifolium, Chipmunk, Clintonia, Common grackle, Echium vulgare, Erosion, Fault (geology), Frank Johnston (artist), Golden eagle, Goldeneye (duck), Great blue heron, Groundhog, Group of Seven (artists), Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests, J. E. H. MacDonald, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Lawren Harris, Leucanthemum vulgare, Mergus, Merlin (bird), Moose, National Topographic System, Northeastern Ontario, Oenothera, Ojibwe language, Ontario, Otter, Ouimet Canyon, Painting, Pilosella aurantiaca, Railway track, Raven, Ruffed grouse, ... Expand index (8 more) »

2. Canyons and gorges of Ontario
3. Landforms of Algoma District
4. Protected areas of Algoma District

A. Y. Jackson

Alexander Young Jackson LL.

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Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

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Achray, Ontario

Achray is an unincorporated place and former railway point in geographic Stratton Township in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.

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Agawa Canyon station

Agawa Canyon station (or just Canyon railway station) is a railway station at the railway point of Canyon, in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in Ontario, Canada.

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Agawa River

The Agawa River is a river in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada which empties into Agawa Bay on Lake Superior at the community of Agawa Bay, south of Wawa, Ontario.

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Algoma Central Railway

The Algoma Central Railway is a railway in Northern Ontario, Canada, that operates between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst.

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Algoma District

Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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American kestrel

The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), is the smallest and most common falcon in North America.

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American robin

The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family.

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Arthur Lismer

Arthur Lismer, LL.D. (27 June 1885 – 23 March 1969) was an English-Canadian painter, member of the Group of Seven and educator.

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Aster (genus)

Aster is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

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Barron River (Ontario)

The Barron River (French: rivière Barron) is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Nipissing District and Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Agawa Canyon and Barron River (Ontario) are Canyons and gorges of Ontario.

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Bear

Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae.

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Beaver

Beavers (genus Castor) are large, semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Broad-winged hawk

The broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) is a medium-sized hawk of the genus Buteo.

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Brook trout

The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus Salvelinus of the salmon family Salmonidae native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada.

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Canadian Shield

The Canadian Shield (Bouclier canadien), also called the Laurentian Shield or the Laurentian Plateau, is a geologic shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks.

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Chamaenerion angustifolium

Chamaenerion angustifolium is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae.

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Chipmunk

Chipmunks are small, striped rodents of Sciuridae, the squirrel family; specifically, they are ground squirrels (Marmotini).

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Clintonia

Clintonia is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family Liliaceae.

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Common grackle

The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a species of large icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America.

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Echium vulgare

Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss and blueweed,Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario.

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Erosion

Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited.

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Fault (geology)

In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.

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Frank Johnston (artist)

Francis Hans Johnston (also known as Frank H. Johnston and as Franz Johnston) (June 19, 1888July 9, 1949) was a member of the Group of Seven.

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Golden eagle

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Goldeneye (duck)

Bucephala is a genus of diving ducks found in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Great blue heron

The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.

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Groundhog

The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as the woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots.

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Group of Seven (artists)

The Group of Seven, once known as the Algonquin School, was a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920 to 1933, with "a like vision".

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Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests

The Gulf of St.

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J. E. H. MacDonald

James Edward Hervey MacDonald (1873–1932) was an English-Canadian artist, best known as a member of the Group of Seven who asserted a distinct national identity combined with a common heritage stemming from early modernism in Europe in the early twentieth century.

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Lake Superior Provincial Park

Lake Superior Provincial Park is one of the largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

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Lawren Harris

Lawren Stewart Harris LL.

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Leucanthemum vulgare

Leucanthemum vulgare, commonly known as the ox-eye daisy, oxeye daisy, dog daisy, marguerite (Marguerite commune, "common marguerite") and other common names, is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions of Asia, and an introduced plant to North America, Australia and New Zealand.

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Mergus

Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers fish-eating ducks in the subfamily Anatinae.

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Merlin (bird)

The merlin (Falco columbarius) is a small species of falcon from the Northern Hemisphere, with numerous subspecies throughout North America and Eurasia.

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Moose

The moose ('moose'; used in North America) or elk ('elk' or 'elks'; used in Eurasia) (Alces alces) is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only species in the genus Alces.

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National Topographic System

The National Topographic System or NTS is the system used by Natural Resources Canada for providing general purpose topographic maps of the country.

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Northeastern Ontario

Northeastern Ontario is a secondary region of Northern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, which lies north of Lake Huron and east of Lake Superior.

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Oenothera

Oenothera is a genus of about 145 species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas.

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Ojibwe language

Ojibwe, also known as Ojibwa, Ojibway, Otchipwe,R.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Otter

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae.

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Ouimet Canyon

Ouimet Canyon is a large gorge in the municipality of Dorion, Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada, about northeast of the city of Thunder Bay. Agawa Canyon and Ouimet Canyon are Canyons and gorges of Ontario.

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Painting

Painting is a visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support").

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Pilosella aurantiaca

Pilosella aurantiaca (fox-and-cubs, orange hawkweed, devil's paintbrush, grim-the-collier) is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe, where it is protected in several regions.

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Railway track

A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as a train track or permanent way (often "perway" in Australia), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

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Raven

A raven is any of several larger-bodied passerine bird species in the genus Corvus.

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Ruffed grouse

The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska.

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Ste.

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Silene

Silene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae.

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Spawn (biology)

Spawn is the eggs and sperm released or deposited into water by aquatic animals.

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Taiga

Taiga (p), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel.

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Trillium

Trillium (trillium, wakerobin, toadshade, tri flower, birthroot, birthwort, and sometimes "wood lily") is a genus of about fifty flowering plant species in the family Melanthiaceae.

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Vole

Voles are small rodents that are relatives of lemmings and hamsters, but with a stouter body; a longer, hairy tail; a slightly rounder head; smaller eyes and ears; and differently formed molars (high-crowned with angular cusps instead of low-crowned with rounded cusps).

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Wood duck

The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a partially migratory species of perching duck found in North America.

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See also

Canyons and gorges of Ontario

• Agawa Canyon
• Barron River (Ontario)
• Niagara Gorge
• Ouimet Canyon
• Saint David's Buried Gorge

Landforms of Algoma District

• Agawa Canyon
• Batchawana Bay
• Goulais Bay
• Ile Parisienne
• La Cloche Mountains
• Maple Island (Lake Superior)
• Mississagi Island
• Montreal River Hill
• North Channel (Ontario)
• Potagannissing Bay
• St. Joseph Channel
• St. Joseph Island (Ontario)
• Tip Top Mountain
• Whitefish Bay

Protected areas of Algoma District

• Agawa Canyon
• Ile Parisienne

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agawa_Canyon

, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Silene, Spawn (biology), Taiga, Tourism, Trillium, Vole, Wood duck.