The National Parks in Ontario

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David M. Baird. The National Parks in Ontario

The National Parks in Ontario

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

ST. LAWRENCE ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK

Geological Setting

Precambrian Rocks

Preglacial History of the Scenery

The Coming of the Glaciers

What the Glaciers Did to the Country

Formation of the Thousand Islands

GEORGIAN BAY ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK

Geological Setting

Precambrian Granites and Gneisses

Sedimentary Rocks

Effects of the Glaciation

The Origin of Lake Huron

Processes on the Shorelines Now

Summary

FLOWERPOT ISLAND

Geological Setting

Lake Huron

Flowerpot Island Itself

Dock Area

The Flowerpots

Caves

Summary

POINT PELEE NATIONAL PARK

Geological Background

The Glaciation

Origin of the Great Lakes

History of Point Pelee Peninsula

The Beaches

Summary

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David M. Baird

A story of islands and shorelines

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FLOWERPOT ISLAND

Geological Setting

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