Boundary Waters

Boundary Waters

The Boundary Waters is a region of wilderness straddling the Canada–United States border between Ontario and Minnesota, in the region just west of Lake Superior. This region is part of the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota, and in Canada it includes La Verendrye and Quetico Provincial Parks in Ontario. Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota may also be considered part of the Boundary Waters. The name "Boundary Waters" is often used in the U.S. to refer specifically to the U.S. Wilderness Area protecting its southern extent, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

The Boundary Waters region is characterized by a vast network of waterways and bogs within a glacially-carved landscape of Precambrian bedrock covered in thin soils and Boreal forests. The Boundary Waters is a popular tourism destination for camping, canoeing, fishing, as well as for those simply looking for natural scenery and relaxation. The area is one of several distinct regions of Minnesota.

Communities

Several communities are located in the Boundary Waters area, including Ely, Cook, Grand Marais, Aurora and Tofte in Minnesota and Atikokan in Ontario.

Protected areas

Protected areas in the Boundary Waters region in Minnesota include Superior National Forest, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and Voyageurs National Park. Protected areas in Ontario include Quetico and La Verendrye provincial parks.

See also

* International Boundary Waters Treaty

External links

* [http://www.friends-bwca.org/ Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness]
*


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Boundary Waters Resort & Marina — (Hiawassee,США) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 107 Bound …   Каталог отелей

  • Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — Infobox protected area | name = Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness iucn category = III iucn category = Ib caption = locator x = 162 locator y = 25 location = Minnesota, USA nearest city = Ely, MN lat degrees = 47 lat minutes = 49 lat seconds …   Wikipedia

  • Boundary Waters Blues Festival — infobox music festival music festival name = Boundary Waters Blues Festival caption = location = years active = 2001 present founders = Michael Jankovec dates = weekend before Labor Day weekend genre = Blues website = http://elyblues.com/Boundary …   Wikipedia

  • Boundary Waters-Canadian Derecho — It traveled convert|1300|mi|km|0 and lasted 22 hours.torm pathNorth DakotaIn the pre dawn hours of July 4, a band of thunderstorms developed over far eastern North Dakota. Hector International Airport in northwest Fargo recorded winds in excess… …   Wikipedia

  • Boundary Waters Canoe Area — Sp Pasienio pláukiojimo kanòjomis sritis Ap Boundary Waters Canoe Area L JAV (Minesota) …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • boundary waters — Rivers, lakes, or other bodies of water which delimit a nation, state, or political subdivision …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Boundary Waters — …   Useful english dictionary

  • International Boundary Waters Treaty — The Boundary Waters Treaty is the 1909 treaty between the United States and Canada providing mechanisms for resolving any dispute over any waters bordering the two countries. The treaty covers theInter alia, the treaty guarantees that any… …   Wikipedia

  • International Boundary Waters Treaty — ▪ British United States history       (1909), treaty between the United States and Great Britain establishing an International Joint Commission of Americans and Canadians to oversee any issue related to waters on the boundary between the United… …   Universalium

  • boundary ecosystem — ▪ biology Introduction       complex of living organisms in areas where one body of water meets another, e.g., estuaries and lagoons, or where a body of water meets the land, e.g., marshes. The latter are often called wetlands.       Boundary… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”