Blanche, Ontario
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| Coordinates: 50°04′35″N 85°42′45″W / 50.07639°N 85.71250°W / 50.07639; -85.71250Coordinates: 50°04′35″N 85°42′45″W / 50.07639°N 85.71250°W / 50.07639; -85.71250 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Part | Cochrane, Unorganized, North |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal code FSA | P0L |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
Blanche is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Selwyn Township[1][2] in the Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[3]
It is on a now abandoned portion of the Canadian National Railway main line originally constructed as the National Transcontinental Railway transcontinental main line,[4] between the railway points of Ogahalla to the west and Flintdale to the east, 6 kilometres (4 mi) east southeast of where the line crossed the Kenogami River. On a 1913 map, it is named as "Ogaming".[4]
Blanche is also on Ogaming Creek, part of the James Bay drainage basin, which flows via the Flint River, Kenogami River and Albany River to James Bay.
References
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^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
^ "Blanche". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
^ ab "Ontario and Quebec Railway Territories" from the 2nd Edition, 1915, Atlas of Canada (Map). 1 : 2,217,600. Natural Resources Canada. 1913. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
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