Bruce
(95)
Grey
(41)
Manitoulin
(6)
Muskoka-Georgian Bay
(21)
Simcoe
(96)
Parry Sound District
(46)
Sudbury
(45)
Resouces
(11)
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Georgian Bay is contained
with Manitoulin Island to the north and Bruce Peninsula to the west
which is connected to Lake Huron. Georgian Bay includes many of the tens
of thousands of islands that dot the uneven shoreline. Many parts
of the terrain is rocky and rugged because it is part of the Canadian
Shield, which is rich in its mineral deposits and large forests. The
trees include black and white spruce, jack pine, tamarach, poplar,
white birch and balsam. Rock in Georgian Bay has been dated back as
far back as 1.5 billion years. Rock near this age is thought to represent
part of the initial crust of the Earth. Georgian Bay was charted by
Captain Henry W. Bayfield of the Royal Navy in 1822, he named the
area after King George IV. |