- Owaissa, Temagami
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Owaissa is an area in the municipality of Temagami, Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located just east of the Ontario Northland Railway on the northern arm of Net Lake about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Temagami North.
Owaissa is the locality of the historic Owaissa Sawmill.[1] In 1954, an Ontario Northland Railway passing track was constructed at Milage 86, making the short passing track at Owaissa redundant. This was during a time when passing tracks were being extended along the Ontario Northland Railway to make allowance for the greatly increased length of trains under diesel operation.[2]
Owaissa Lake to the northwest is named after Owaissa.
References
- ^ Gordon, Diana L.; McAndrews, Jogn H. (1992). "Field Testing a Model of Paleohydrology for Prehistoric Site Prediction at Lake Temagami, Northeastern Ontario". Annual Archaeological Report, Ontario. 3. Ontario Heritage Trust. p. 84.
- ^ "Memorandum Concerning Ontario Northland Transportation Commission". Journals of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. LXXXVIII. Baptist Johnston. 1954. p. 115.
External links
- "Owaissa". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?id=FDPVN&output=xml. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- "3548069 - Temagami, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006. Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/sgcsl-cgtrl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=3548069. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
Coordinates: 47°08′16″N 79°46′10″W / 47.13778°N 79.76944°W
Categories:- Strathy Township
- Northern Ontario geography stubs
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