Amherst Island
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Amherst Island is located in Lake Ontario, 10 kilometres west of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Contrary to popular perception, Amherst Island is not one of the Thousand Islands. The island is part of Loyalist Township in Lennox and Addington County. Amherst Island is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) offshore from the rest of Loyalist Township and is serviced by an automobile and truck ferry from Millhaven. The island measures over 20 km (12 mi) in length from Bluff Point in the southwest to Amherst Bar in the northeast and over 7 km (4.4 mi) at its widest point across. The island is approximately 70 km² in size and is one of the largest islands in the Great Lakes. The Amherst Island archipelago also includes: Nut Island, Grape Island and the Brother Islands. These small islands cover over 16,500 acres or approximately 66 square kilometres (25.8 sq. miles). Nut Island is the largest of the islands that immediately surround Amherst Island and is located about 2,000 feet off the Amherst Island coast between Amherst Bay and Long Point Bay. Grape Island is located approximately 1,000 feet off the Amherst Island coast, and can be easily seen from shore. The Brother Islands are situated between Amherst Island and the Lemoine Point Conservation Area in Kingston, Ontario.
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| Amherst Island home page Amherst Island home page www.amherstisland.on.ca - Web |
| Loyalist Township website Loyalist Township website www.loyalist-township.on.ca - Web |
| Amherst Island Public Radio Amherst Island Public Radio www.cjai.ca - Web |
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| (APAI) Association to Protect Amherst Island (APAI) Association to Protect Amherst Island protectamherst.yolasite.com - Web |
| (CAIRE) Citizens of Amherst Island for Renewable E... (CAIRE) Citizens of Amherst Island for Renewable Energy www.whywind.org - Web |
| Amherst Island Wind Info Amherst Island Wind Info amherstislandwindinfo.com - Web |
