Northern Ontario
| Northern Ontario Nord de l'Ontario (French) |
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| Primary Region | |
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| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| Area | |
| • Total | 843,853 km2 (325,813 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 732,914 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| Largest city |
Greater Sudbury 160,274 (2011) |
| Highest point |
Ishpatina Ridge (693 m) |
| Longest river |
Albany River (980 km) |
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Northern Ontario is a primary geographic and administrative region of the Canadian province of Ontario; the other primary region being Southern Ontario. The geographic region lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River, Lake Nipissing, and the Mattawa River, while the administrative region has several boundaries further south that vary according to federal and provincial government policies and requirements, such as a part of Nipissing District that lies south of the Mattawa River.
The geographic region has a land area of 802,000 km2 (310,000 mi2) and constitutes 87 per cent of the land area of Ontario, but with just 730,000 people it contains only about six per cent of the province's population. Most of Northern Ontario is situated on the Canadian Shield, a vast rocky plateau. The climate is characterized by extremes of temperature, extremely cold in winter and hot in summer. The principal industries are mining, forestry, and hydroelectricity.
For some purposes, Northern Ontario is further subdivided into Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario. When the region is divided in this way, the three westernmost districts (Rainy River, Kenora and Thunder Bay) constitute "Northwestern Ontario" and the other districts constitute "Northeastern Ontario." Northeastern Ontario contains two thirds of Northern Ontario's population.
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