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Gardiner, Ontario

Coordinates: 49°18′39″N 81°01′43″W / 49.31083°N 81.02861°W / 49.31083; -81.02861
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Gardiner
Dispersed Rural Community
Gardiner is located in Ontario
Gardiner
Gardiner
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 49°18′39″N 81°01′43″W / 49.31083°N 81.02861°W / 49.31083; -81.02861[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictCochrane
Geographic TownshipBlount
Elevation246 m (807 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code FSA
P0L
Area codes705, 249

Gardiner is a Dispersed Rural Community and unincorporated place in geographic Blount Township,[3] Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.[1] It is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the town of Cochrane, and is the northern terminus of Ontario Highway 579. The community is also astride the Ontario Northland Railway line from Cochrane to Moosonee, but is not served by Polar Bear Express passenger trains.

There is also a geographic Gardiner Township[4][5] in Cochrane District about 150 kilometres (90 mi) northwest of the community.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gardiner". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-10. (place)
  2. ^ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-12-10.
  3. ^ "Blount" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-10.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Gardiner". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-11. (township)
  5. ^ "Gardiner" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2016-12-10.

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