Savant Lake
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 Savant Lake
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| Coordinates: 50°14′19″N 90°42′31″W / 50.23861°N 90.70861°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
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| • Type | local services board |
| • MP | Greg Rickford (Kenora, CPC) |
| • MPP | Howard Hampton (Kenora—Rainy River, NDP) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,411 ft) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal Code | P0V 2S0 |
| Area code(s) | 807 |
Savant Lake is an unincorporated place and community in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1]
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[edit] Transportation
Savant Lake is on Ontario Highway 599, roughly halfway between Ignace and Pickle Lake. The community is also connected to Sioux Lookout via Ontario Highway 516, and is the proposed northern terminus of an extension of Ontario Highway 811, if the extension is ever built.
Savant Lake is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line,[2] between Fowler to the west and Staunton to the east. Savant Lake railway station is on the line and is served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.
Savant Lake (Sturgeon Lake) Water Aerodrome is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) southeast of the community.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Savant Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?id=FEAUV&output=xml. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ 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 2011-08-13.
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