East Sister Island (Ontario)
 East Sister Island | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lake Erie |
| Coordinates | 41°48′47″N 82°51′23″W / 41.81306°N 82.85639°W |
| Archipelago | Sister Islands |
| Major islands | East Sister Island and West Sister Island |
| Area | 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Essex |
| Township | Pelee |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited nature reserve |
East Sister Island is a 15 hectare island in Ontario, Canada, located within Lake Erie. It has no long-term human population and is maintained as a Provincial Nature Reserve.[1]
The island is part of the Pelee Archipelago which also includes West Sister Island (in Ohio, USA) and Middle Sister Island.
Flora and fauna
[edit]The island has become the home of a breeding colony of double-crested cormorants.[2] Their droppings have threatened the forest, a relict of Carolinian forest in southern Ontario.[3] The forests of the island are dominated by the common hackberry and Kentucky coffeetree.[4] Unusual species on the island include the wild hyacinth[5] and the Lake Erie water snake, Nerodia sipedon insularum.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "East Sister Island (Ontario Parks)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
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"East Sister Island". Ontario Parks. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
East Sister is the one island of the Erie Archipelago that escaped being logged.
- ^ Hebert, Craig E.; Jason Duffe; D. V. Chip Weseloh; E. M. Ted Senese; G. Douglas Haffner (2005). Schmutz (ed.). "Unique Island Habitats May Be Threatened By Double-crested Cormorants" (On-line journal). Journal of Wildlife Management. 69 (1). The Wildlife Society: 68–76. doi:10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069<0068:UIHMBT>2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ Parks Ontario. "East Sister Island Provincial Park Management Plan". Ontario.ca. Queen's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Wild Hyacinth" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ King, Richard B.; Alejandro Queral-Regil; Kristin M. Stanford (2006). "Population Size and Recovery Criteria of the Threatened Lake Erie Watersnake: Integrating Multiple Methods of Population Estimation". Herpetological Monographs. 20: 83–104. doi:10.1655/0733-1347(2007)20[83:PSARCO]2.0.CO;2.
