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Revision as of 14:38, 5 March 2013
55°16′N 85°11′W / 55.267°N 85.183°W
Winisk is a small ghost town in extreme Northern Ontario, situated along the Winisk River. It was destroyed in the 1986 Winisk Flood. After the flood, the town was re-located to Peawanuck, Ontario, 30 km inland.
Winisk was home to Royal Canadian Air Force Station Winisk, a Mid-Canada Line radar control station from 1958 to 1965.
The town was served by Winisk Airport, with its 6,000 feet plus gravel runway which can still be seen. (Code: YWN)
References
- Hubbert, Mildred Young (1997). Winisk: On the Shore of Hudson Bay. Dundurn Press. ISBN 1-896219-35-7.
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