The river flows through large areas of deciduous and coniferous forest formed over thousands of years as trees recolonized the Ottawa Valley after the ice age. Generally, the coniferous forests and blueberry bogs occur on old sand plains left by retreating glaciers, or in wetter areas with clay substrate. The deciduous forests, dominated by birch, maple, beech, oak and ash occur in more mesic areas with better soil, generally around the boundary with the La Varendrye Park. These primeval forests were occasionally affected by natural fire, mostly started by lightning, which led to increased reproduction by pine and oak, as well as fire barrens and their associated species. The vast areas of pine were exploited by early loggers. Later generations of logging removed hemlock for use in tanning leather, leaving a permanent deficit of hemlock in most forests. Associated with the logging and early settlement were vast wild fires which not only removed the forests, but led to soil erosion. Consequently, nearly all the forests show varying degrees of human disturbance. Tracts of older forest are uncommon, and hence they are considered of considerable importance for conservation.
The Ottawa River has large areas of wetlands. Some of the more biologically important wetland areas include (going downstream from Pembroke), the Westmeath sand dune/wetland complex, Mississippi Snye, Breckenridge Nature Reserve, Shirleys Bay, Ottawa Beach/Andrew Haydon Park, Petrie Island, the Duck Islands and Greens Creek. The Westmeath sand dune/wetland complex is significant for its relatively pristine sand dunes, few of which remain along the Ottawa River, and the many associated rare plants. Shirleys Bay has a biologically diverse shoreline alvar, as well as one of the largest silver maple swamps along the river. Like all wetlands, these depend upon the seasonal fluctuations in the water level. High water levels help create and maintain silver maple swamps, while low water periods allow many rare wetland plants to grow on the emerged sand and clay flats. There are five principal wetland vegetation types. One is swamp, mostly silver maple. There are four herbaceous vegetation types, named for the dominant plant species in them: Scirpus, Eleocharis, Sparganium and Typha. Which type occurs in a particular location depends upon factors such as substrate type, water depth, ice-scour and fertility. Inland, and mostly south of the river, older river channels, which date back to the end of the ice age, and no longer have flowing water, have sometimes filled with a different wetland type, peat bog. Examples include Mer Bleue and Alfred Bog.
Some early European explorers, possibly considering the Ottawa River to be more significant than the Upper St. Lawrence River, applied the name River Canada to the Ottawa River and the St. Lawrence River below the confluence at Montreal. As the extent of the Great Lakes became clear and the river began to be regarded as a tributary, it was variously known as the Grand River, "Great River" or Grand River of the Algonquins before the present name was settled upon. This name change resulted from the Ottawa peoples' control of the river circa 1685. However, only one band of Ottawa, the Kinouncherpirini or Keinouch, ever inhabited the Ottawa Valley.
In the early 19th century, the Ottawa River and its tributaries were used to gain access to large virgin forests of white pine. A booming trade in timber developed, and large rafts of logs were floated down the river. A scattering of small subsistence farming communities developed along the shores of the river to provide manpower for the lumber camps in winter. In 1832, following the War of 1812, the Ottawa River gained strategic importance when the Carillon Canal was completed. Together with the Rideau Canal, the Carillon Canal was constructed to provide an alternate military supply route to Kingston and Lake Ontario, bypassing the route along the Saint Lawrence River.
* Ontario Power Generation operates generators 2, 3, 4, and 5 with a capacity of 96 MW; and Hydro-Québec operates generators 6, 7, 8, and 9 with a capacity of 89 MW.
Ottawa River overlooking Numerous non-contiguous areas of the Ottawa River and its shores are protected in a variety of provincial parks, conservation areas, and municipal parks.
The park is a non-operating park, meaning that there are no services and facilities for visitors. The park can be used for backcountry camping, whitewater canoeing, swimming, hunting, and fishing.
Some of the islands included in the park are Big, Butternut, Cedar, Hazelton, and Lorne Islands, in addition to many unnamed islands. They consists of marble bedrock or low-lying alluvial sands and silts. A total of sixteen regionally significant plant species, such as little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) and Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) have been found in the park, as well as the nationally significant lake cress (Rorippa aquatica).
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"Aylmer Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FEGAQ
"Basil Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAFJY
"Bate Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FEGJM
"Beacon Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAFQI
"Beckett Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAGNZ
"Bell Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAGYB
"Big Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAHZT
"Big Elbow Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAHWT
"Bruyère Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAMIA
"Burnt Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FANAW
"Butternut Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FANLP
"Carl Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAOXA
"Cedar Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAPLC
"Chapman Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAPYC
"Chartrand Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAQCH
"Chenaux Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAQCH
"Christie Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAQST
"Clarence Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAQGV
"Coreille Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FATCQ
"Corinne Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FATCZ
"Cornelius Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FATEV
"Cotnam Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FATJT
"Crab Islands". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FATSO
"Cunningham Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAUYG
"Cushing Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAVAT
"Daisy Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAVEL
"Davis Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAVOT
"Deep River Islet". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAWAO
"Demers Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAWIM
"Dow Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAZOL
"Dunlop Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBAMQ
"Dupras Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBAOZ
"Dutch Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBARC
"Ellis Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBCHY
"Evelyn Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBDCU
"Farr Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBDQN
"Fish Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FEIFY
"Fraser Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBFPO
"Fury Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBGEV
"Gibraltar Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBHGC
"Green Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBJRX
"Gutzman Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBKVT
"Hamilton Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBLKE
"Haycock Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBMNQ
"Morris Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDWOK
"Hazel Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBMQU
"Hen Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBNCR
"Hog Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBOFN
"Houston Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBPDN
"Ile Chénier". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAQHH
"Ile du Chenail". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FAQGP
"Ile Ste-Rosalie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDSYX
"Irving Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBQOS
"Jamieson Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBRHT
"John Joe Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBSBB
"Kate Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBTEZ
"Kedey's Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBTMO
"King Edward Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBUQR
"Latour Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBWMO
"Lemieux Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBXEA
"Lillian Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FBXNV
"Lorne Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCBDZ
"Louise Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCBLV
"Lower Duck Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCBQR
"Mackie Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCCSL
"Man Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDKLF
"Meadow Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDQTU
"Merrill Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FEBSY
"Metcalf Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FEBUK
"Miller Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDUDX
"Morris Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDWOK
"Oak Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCGJC
"O'Meara Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDLJF
"Parker Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDRSU
"Pearl Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCHLW
"Pink Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDTJQ
"Poker Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDZXM
"Princess Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCINR
"Ramsey Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCJMH
"Randolph Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCJND
"Rempnouix Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCKOW
"Riopelle Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCLDY
"Rocher Capitaine Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDVSD
"Ruby Islet". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCMUX
"Sack's Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCNGV
"Sandbar Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDTVC
"Santa Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FEAQS
"Sawlog Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FEAWK
"Shoal Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCNVZ
"Short Turn Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCNYY
"Steamer Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCSDS
"Snake Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FERHR
"Sullivan Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCTRT
"Upper Duck Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCYZZ
"Victoria Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FCZXM
"Wabewawa Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDAHQ
"Willson Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDEAM
"Windsor Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=FDEGZ
"L'Île". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKLYH
"Île Allen". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKLKE
"Île aux Allumettes". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKIEC
"Île Armstrong". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFIZT
"Île Avelle". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFJXY
"Bald Rock". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EIYQB
"Île Béique". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFMHG
"Îles Benny". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKHZF
"Île Bernard". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EIOCH
"Île Bernardin". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EPHGT
"Île Berry". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFNCA
"Île à Bertrand". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKIBO
"Île Boom". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFPFR
"Île Bray". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EQJOG
"Île Brisseau". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFQXQ
"Île Brunet". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKLPA
"Île Bryson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFRQY
"Île Cadieux". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFSKK
"Île Cobb". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKIBG
"Île de Carillon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFTWT
"Île du Centre". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKLJP
"Île du Chef". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFWRM
"Île du Chenal Blind". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EIYQR
"Île du Chicot". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKISF
"Îles à Cole". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKISE
"Île du Collège". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFYUI
"Île de la Compagnie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EMHFV
"Île à Cowley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKIRM
"Île à Crépault". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKLZS
"Île D'Arcy". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EGBXW
"Île Davidson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKIBS
"Île Dog". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EMHIA
"Île Dubé". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EGEVE
"Île à Everill". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKITI
"Île Fer à Cheval". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EGIOS
"Île du Finlandais". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EOHHR
"Îles Finlay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EGIZT
"Île Fitzpatrick". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EGJCH
"Île au Foin". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EKLVN
"Île Fox". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EGKGR
"Île Fox". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EGKGT
"Île French". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EGKSI
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