Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve

Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
Réserve de biosphère de l'Escarpement du Niagara
Map showing the location of Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
Map showing the location of Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
Midpoint of the 725 kilometres (450 mi)-long reserve in Southern Ontario
Map showing the location of Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
Map showing the location of Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
Midpoint of the 725 kilometres (450 mi)-long reserve in Canada
LocationOntario, Canada
Coordinates44°11′56″N 80°21′06″W / 44.19889°N 80.35167°W / 44.19889; -80.35167
Area194,555 hectares (751.18 sq mi)
Governing bodyNiagara Escarpment Commission (Commission de l'escarpement du Niagara)

The Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve (French: Réserve de biosphère de l'Escarpement du Niagara) (established 1990) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in Ontario, Canada. The reserve stretches 725 kilometres (450 mi) along the Niagara Escarpment from Lake Ontario (near Niagara Falls) to the tip of the Bruce Peninsula (between Georgian Bay and Lake Huron). The Escarpment corridor crosses two major biomes: needle leaf forests in the north and temperate broadleaf forest in the south.[1]

  1. ^ "Niagara Escarpment". Retrieved 8 September 2018.