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Ouimet Canyon

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The longer of the two footbridges is 182 metres (597 ft) long and is suspended 45 metres (148 ft) above the canyon floor. It claims to be Canada's longest foot suspension bridge, but is not, because Souris swinging bridge in Manitoba, re-built in 2013 is 604 ft long The zip line is claimed
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to be 0.5 miles (0.80 km) long and is advertised as Canada's longest, highest (175 feet (53 m)) and fastest (45 miles per hour (72 km/h)).
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by wind and rain continued the formation of the canyon. A large rock column known as the Indian Head can be seen from the northern viewing area.
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Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park, a day-use park with no camping facilities, covers an area of
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The canyon was named after the former railway station of Ouimet, located nearby on the
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dating from a billion years earlier was split open, either by the weight of advancing
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or the large volumes of water released during their retreat.
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Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
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Grassy River-Mond Lake Lowlands and Ferris Lake Uplands
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Near Ouimet Canyon is the privately owned and operated
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2,000 metres (2.0 km; 1.2 mi) North-South
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line. The station itself was named after the Canadian
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
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Ouimet Canyon - photo taken from one of the two designated lookout points
Map showing location of the canyon in Ontario
diabase
sill
Thunder Bay District
Ontario
Coordinates
48°47′39″N 88°40′01″W / 48.79417°N 88.66694°W / 48.79417; -88.66694
Topo map
NTS
52A15
Greenwich Lake
gorge
Dorion
Thunder Bay District
northwestern Ontario
Thunder Bay
boardwalks
trails
North of Superior
Canadian Pacific Railway
Minister of Public Works
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet
7.77 square kilometres (3.00 sq mi)
diabase
sill
glaciers
Erosion

zip line

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