Parry Sound

Parry Sound
Harbour of the town of Parry Sound
Parry Sound
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates 45°21′31″N 80°07′12″W / 45.35861°N 80.12000°W / 45.35861; -80.12000Coordinates: 45°21′31″N 80°07′12″W / 45.35861°N 80.12000°W / 45.35861; -80.12000[1]
Type Sound
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Primary inflows Seguin River
Primary outflows to Georgian Bay
Basin countries Canada
Surface elevation 176 metres (577 ft)[2]

Parry Sound is a sound or bay of Georgian Bay on lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada.[1] It is highly irregularly shaped with many deep bays and islands. Killbear Provincial Park is located on the large peninsula that separates the sound from Georgian Bay, while it is bordered on the south side by Parry Island, home of the Wasauksing First Nation. At the head of the sound is the namesake town that is the largest community on the shores of Georgian Bay from Severn Sound to Manitoulin Island.

View from Killbear Provincial Park

The following entities are named after this geographic feature:

References

  1. 1 2 "Parry Sound". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  2. ↑ Elevation of Lake Huron

Other map sources:

  • Map 8 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
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