Lapalmes, Ontario

Lapalmes
Unincorporated place
Railway point
Lapalmes

Location in Ontario

Coordinates: 47°13′44″N 81°25′12″W / 47.22889°N 81.42000°W / 47.22889; -81.42000Coordinates: 47°13′44″N 81°25′12″W / 47.22889°N 81.42000°W / 47.22889; -81.42000[1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Sudbury
Part Sudbury, Unorganized, North
Established 1912 (1912)
Elevation[2] 410 m (1,350 ft)
Time zone Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4)
Postal Code P0M
Area code(s) 705,249

Lapalmes (formerly Lapalmes Spur[3]) is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Marshay Township[4] in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] The community is on Pazhig Lake in the Wanapitei River system, part of the Great Lakes Basin.

Lapalmes is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line, has a passing siding, and is passed but not served by Via Rail Canadian trains. The next community eastbound is Felix, served by Felix railway station; the next community westbound is Ruel, served by Ruel railway station.

References

  1. 1 2 "Lapalmes". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  2. Elevation taken from Google Earth at geographical coordinates, accessed 2014-05-20.
  3. "Lapalmes Spur". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  4. "Marshay" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2014-05-20.

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