Jump to content

Parry Sound

Coordinates: 45°21′31″N 80°07′12″W / 45.35861°N 80.12000°W / 45.35861; -80.12000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parry Sound
Harbour of the town of Parry Sound
Parry Sound is located in Southern Ontario
Parry Sound
Parry Sound
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates45°21′31″N 80°07′12″W / 45.35861°N 80.12000°W / 45.35861; -80.12000[1]
TypeSound
Part ofGreat Lakes Basin
Primary inflowsSeguin River
Primary outflowsto Georgian Bay
Basin countriesCanada
Surface elevation176 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, Wasauksing being the First Nation's name for the bay. 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.

The following entities are named after this geographic feature:

View from Killbear Provincial Park

References

[edit]
Aerial View of Parry Sound in 2010
  1. ^ a b "Parry Sound". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  2. ^ Elevation of Lake Huron

Other map sources:

[edit]

Media related to Parry Sound (bay) at Wikimedia Commons