Argolis, Ontario

Argolis
Railway point
Etymology: Named for the Greek region of Argolis
Argolis
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 83°26′55″W / 48.68833°N 83.44861°W / 48.68833; -83.44861Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 83°26′55″W / 48.68833°N 83.44861°W / 48.68833; -83.44861[1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Algoma
Geographic township Hayward
Elevation[2] 310 m (1,020 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code FSA P0M

Argolis is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Hayward Township,[3] in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Fire River to the west and Peterbell to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains. Argolis is on an unnamed right tributary of the Greenhill River, itself a tributary of the Missinaibi River, and is named for the Greek region of Argolis.

History

Argolis is part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.

References

  1. 1 2 "Argolis". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  2. ↑ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Hayward" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-11-18.

Other map sources:

  • Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
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