Melgund, Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Melgund is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Pic Township[3] in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line, during the construction of which the place was established, between Heron Bay (Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation) to the west and Pringle to the east. It has a passing track. Meglund also lies, in an even narrower bracket, between the Black River to the west and the tributary Melgund Creek to the east. Ontario Highway 17 (at this point part of the Trans-Canada Highway) passes 500 metres (1,640 ft) to the north, and the incorporated town of Marathon is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) in a straight line to the west.
Melgund | |
|---|---|
Railway point | |
  Melgund Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′49″N 86°11′40″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| Part | Unorganized |
| Government | |
| • MP | Patty Hajdu |
| • MPP | Michael Gravelle |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal code FSA | P0T |
| Area code(s) | 807 |
References
- "Melgund". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- Taken from Google Earth at coordinates. Accessed 2016-03-04.
- "Pic" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
Other map sources:
- Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-03-04.