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Point Pelee National Park
Point Pelee National Park, southeastern Ontario, Can.
Point Pelee National Park
national park, Ontario, Canada
News •
Deer cull to close Point Pelee National Park for 12 days
• Nov. 2, 2026, 9:33 AM ET (CBC)
Point Pelee National Park, park in southeastern Ontario, Canada, lying southeast of Leamington, at the western end of Lake Erie. Established in 1918, it occupies an area of 6 square miles (16 square km) and comprises a wedge-shaped sandspit jutting into the lake. It lies astride a major flyway of wild ducks, Canada geese, swans, and other migratory birds, which find sanctuary in its marshland. The park has a variety of forest trees, shrubs, and fruit-bearing bushes and includes a large cattail marsh.
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