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Quetico Provincial Park | |
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Nearest city | Atikokan, Ontario |
Coordinates | 48°23′47″N 91°32′7″W / 48.39639°N 91.53528°W |
Area | 4,760 km2 (1,840 sq mi) |
Established | 1913 (1909 as Quetico Forest Preserve)[1] |
Governing body | Ontario Parks |
Quetico Provincial Park is a large wilderness park in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, known for its excellent canoeing and fishing. The 4,760 km2 (1,180,000-acre) park shares its southern border with Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, which is part of the larger Superior National Forest. These large wilderness parks are often collectively referred to as the Boundary Waters or the Quetico-Superior Country.