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Marathon, Ontario - Definition and Overview |
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Marathon is a town located in the Thunder Bay district in Ontario. It is located in the northern part of Lake Superior but not the northernmost and north of the Pukaskwa National Park. It is linked with Peninsula Road (formerly Highway 626) with the Trans-Canada Highway of the Southern Route which is also Highway 17 about 2 km east. It is located E of Thunder Bay and Nipigon, SW of Hearst, W of Wawa and N of Sault Ste. Marie. It is connected by the Canadian Pacific Railway running between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie.
Nearest settlements
There are no other settlements north of Marathon.
Nearest towns
Geography
- Population: (2001)
- Dwellings:
- Location:
- Latitude: around 49 (49°) N
- Longitude: around 86 (86°) W
- Postal codes: P0T
- Elevation: about 180 m at Lake Superior
- Municipal Area:
- Dialing code: +1-807-887 or 229
Marathon has a school, a park, a hotel and had a factory. Much of the residential area are located in the south and east. The Pic River is founded in the eastern part.
It is adjacent to the Peninsula Harbour and has several coves including Garden Cove, Sturdee Cove and Craddock Cove, all thre located WNW of Marathon, in the surrounding area. It also has a lake named Penn Lake in the eastern part of Marathon. Heron Bay is to the south,
The majority of the land outside the residential area of Marathon are forests and much of it are pine forests.
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