Rice Lake, Ontario
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| Rice Lake | |
| Settlement | |
| Country | Canada |
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| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| District | Kenora |
| Part | Kenora, Unorganized |
| Elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°53′25″N 95°07′01″W / 49.89028°N 95.11694°W |
| Timezone | Central Time Zone (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | Central Time Zone (UTC-5) |
| Postal code FSA | P0Y |
| Area code | 807 |
  Location of Rice Lake in Ontario
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For the lake in Central Ontario, see Rice Lake (Ontario).
Rice Lake is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Rice Township[1][2] in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada,[3] 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) east of the border with the province of Manitoba.
Rice Lake railway station is in the community. The station is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line,[4] between the Manitoba border to the west and White to the east, and is served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.
[edit] References
- ^ "Rice". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?id=FEJID&output=xml. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
- ^ Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (2006). Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #1 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Asset1605.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
- ^ "Rice Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?id=FCKVP&output=xml. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2010-01-01) (PDF). Map 13 (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/images/pdf/northont/sheets/Map13.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
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