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'''Smooth Island''' is an ] in the ] of ], in ].<ref>{{Citation|url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Smooth%20Island,%20ontario&output=classic&dg=oo&z=15|title = Google Maps|accessdate = December 22, 2014}}</ref>
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Smooth Island refers to an island in ], ]<ref>http://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps/maps.php?featureid=FCPNH&f=230</ref><ref>http://www.chinci.com/travel/pax/q/6150311/Smooth+Island/CA/Canada/0/</ref>


==Geography==
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Smooth Island forms the southwestern side of the ]. The island is {{convert|0.2|mi|km}} southwest of ].<ref name = "sailing">{{Citation|author = ]|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=W7nfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Smooth+Island+%22+ontario|title = Sailing Directions: Great Lakes, Volume 2|page = 153|year = 1977|accessdate = December 22, 2014}}</ref> It is approximately {{convert|180|m|ft}} above ].<ref>{{Citation|url = http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/toporama/index.html#|title = The Atlas of Canada - Toporama|accessdate = December 22, 2014}}</ref> Numerous ]s are in the vicinity of the island.<ref name = "sailing2"/>

Since 2012, Smooth Island has had a small bay with a ]y bottom. This bay has persistently low water levels.<ref name = "newsletter">{{Citation|author = Doug Deeks|url = http://www.georgianbayassociation.com/update-newsletter/vol22no1.pdf|title = News and Information from the Georgian Bay Association|page = 6|date = Spring 2012|accessdate = December 22, 2014}}</ref> The island is 1400 yards long and 350 yards wide. Its height is 20 yards.<ref name = "sailing2">{{Citation|author = United States Hydrographic Office|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KW0DAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Smooth+Island%22&pg=PA251|title = Sailing Directions for North Channel of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay|accessdate = December 22, 2014}}</ref>

Smooth Island has some sparse ].<ref name = "sailing"/> A bay on the island has dense populations of ]es, ]es, ]es, and ]s, which are able to grow there due to the low water levels.<ref name = "newsletter"/> There are a number of small rocks on the southeastern side of the island. Additionally, dry rocks extend almost {{convert|0.6|mi|km}} beyond its northwestern edge.<ref name = "sailing"/>

Some rocks near Smooth Island include Mohawk Rock and Skylark Rock.<ref name = "sailing2"/>

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Island in Lake Huron, Canada For other uses, see Smooth Island.

Smooth Island is an island in the Georgian Bay of Lake Huron, in Ontario.

Geography

Smooth Island forms the southwestern side of the Minnicog Channel. The island is 0.2 miles (0.32 km) southwest of Minnicognashene Island. It is approximately 180 metres (590 ft) above sea level. Numerous shoals are in the vicinity of the island.

Since 2012, Smooth Island has had a small bay with a sandy bottom. This bay has persistently low water levels. The island is 1400 yards long and 350 yards wide. Its height is 20 yards.

Smooth Island has some sparse woods. A bay on the island has dense populations of bulrushes, grasses, bushes, and reeds, which are able to grow there due to the low water levels. There are a number of small rocks on the southeastern side of the island. Additionally, dry rocks extend almost 0.6 miles (0.97 km) beyond its northwestern edge.

Some rocks near Smooth Island include Mohawk Rock and Skylark Rock.

44°53′42″N 79°54′33″W / 44.8950000°N 79.9091666°W / 44.8950000; -79.9091666

References

  1. Google Maps, retrieved December 22, 2014
  2. ^ Canadian Hydrographic Service (1977), Sailing Directions: Great Lakes, Volume 2, p. 153, retrieved December 22, 2014
  3. The Atlas of Canada - Toporama, retrieved December 22, 2014
  4. ^ United States Hydrographic Office, Sailing Directions for North Channel of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, retrieved December 22, 2014
  5. ^ Doug Deeks (Spring 2012), News and Information from the Georgian Bay Association (PDF), p. 6, retrieved December 22, 2014
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