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Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario

Point Pelee National Park is a park in Essex County in southwestern Ontario. It consists of a peninsula of land, mainly of marsh and woodland habitats, that tapers to a sharp point as it extends into Lake Erie.

It forms the southernmost point in mainland Canada (it`s latitudinal position is the same as the northernmost counties of California) and is part of a bird and butterfly migration corridor over Lake Erie via Point Pelee and the Lake Erie islands. Over 360 bird species have been recorded in the park. The peak time for bird migration is spring, especially May, when tired migrants make first landfall after their journey north across the lake.


More info can be found here: http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/on/pelee/index.aspx
Sand Dunes - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Sand Dunes - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario		 Sand Dune - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Sand Dune - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Entrance Sign - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Entrance Sign - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario		 Hiding In Plain Sight - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Hiding In Plain Sight - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Wetlands - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Wetlands - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario		 Wetlands - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Wetlands - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Wetlands - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Wetlands - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario		 Sign Marking 42nd Parallel - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
Sign Marking 42nd Parallel - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
The Point - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
The Point - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario		 The Point - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario
The Point - Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario

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