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Argolis, Ontario

Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 83°26′55″W / 48.68833°N 83.44861°W / 48.68833; -83.44861
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Argolis
Railway point
Etymology: Named for the Greek region of Argolis
Argolis is located in Ontario
Argolis
Argolis
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 83°26′55″W / 48.68833°N 83.44861°W / 48.68833; -83.44861[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictAlgoma
Geographic townshipHayward
Elevation310 m (1,020 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code FSA
P0M

Argolis is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Hayward Township,[3] in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Fire River to the west and Peterbell to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains. Argolis is on an unnamed right tributary of the Greenhill River, itself a tributary of the Missinaibi River, and is named for the Greek region of Argolis.

History

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Argolis is part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Argolis". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  2. ^ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-11-18.
  3. ^ "Hayward" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.

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