Location Lake Nipigon Length 16 km (9.9 mi) District Thunder Bay | Coordinates [1]_type:isle Width 11 km (6.8 mi) Province Ontario | |
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Etymology Named for William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin | ||
Kelvin Island is a large island in the center of Lake Nipigon, in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is named after the British scientist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907).
Map of Kelvin Island, Unorganized Thunder Bay District, ON, Canada
The island has an area of about 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres). Frith Lake lies in the center of the island, and there are six other unnamed lakes. Henry's Harbour is at the western tip, and Moose's Harbour is the middle on the eastern side.
There have been reports of agate finds on the West Bay beach, the shore of Lake Nipigon that lies directly to the west of Kelvin Island.
In 1964 the island had an estimated moose population of 0.48 for each 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi) as counted from the air. Pellet group counts may give a higher estimate.