Pine Island
About
Pine Island is an island in or near The Lost Channel Group, in the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario. It covers about 0.8 hectares (1.9 acres), with 0.3 km (0.2 mi) of shoreline, and rises to 80 m (262 ft) above sea level. The name was adopted officially on 11 May 1946.
The journalist and author John Keats bought Pine Island, a small island near Rockport of about two acres, in the 1950s and wrote his book Of Time and an Island about it.
Facts
| Location | Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Where | In or near The Lost Channel Group |
| Area | 0.75 ha (1.85 acres) |
| Shoreline | 0.33 km (0.21 mi) |
| Highest point | 80 m (262 ft) above sea level |
| Nearest places | Reveille Island, 196 m (0.12 mi) northeast Retreat Island, 253 m (0.16 mi) east Raft Narrows, 287 m (0.18 mi) northwest |
| Nearest town | Darlingside, ONT, 594 m (0.37 mi) north |
| Coordinates | 44.36235, -75.96872 |
| Official name record | CGNDB FDSKH |
| Official name adopted | 1946-05-11 |
Sources
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Area and shoreline computed from map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Elevation: Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Thousand Islands Life: Of Time and an Author