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  Amherst Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lake Ontario |
| Coordinates | 44°09′00″N 76°43′12″W / 44.15000°N 76.72000°W |
| Area | 70 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Lennox and Addington |
| Township | Loyalist township |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 450 |
| Pop. density | 6.43/km2 (16.65/sq mi) |
Amherst Island is located in Lake Ontario, 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Amherst Island, being wholly in Lake Ontario, is upstream, above the St Lawrence River Thousand Islands. The island is part of Loyalist Township in Lennox and Addington County. Amherst Island is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) offshore from the rest of Loyalist Township and is serviced by public ferry from Millhaven. The Island measures over 20 kilometres (12 mi) in length from Bluff Point in the southwest to Amherst Bar in the northeast and over 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) at its widest point across. The island is about 66 square kilometres (25 sq mi) in size and is one of the largest islands in the Great Lakes.
The Amherst Island archipelago also includes: Nut Island, Grape Island pronounced Grapee, the Brother Islands and Salmon Island, totalling over 6,800 hectares (16,700 acres) or about 66 square kilometres (25 sq mi). Nut Island is the largest of these islands and is about 610 metres (2,000 ft) off the Amherst Island shore between Amherst Bay and Long Point Bay. Grape Island is located about 300 metres (1,000 ft) off the Amherst Island shore, and can be easily seen from shore. The Brother Islands are situated equidistant between Amherst Island, Amherstview and Lemoine Point, Kingston, Ontario.