Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
48.3683° N, 87.8026° W
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area, Ontario. 48.3683° N, 87.8026° W
National marine conservation area, 10,880 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/lake-superior-national-marine-conservation-area/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area is a 10,880 km² national marine conservation area beside Pays Plat, in Ontario. It was established in 2007.
41 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Helen Lake (15.9 km²).
- Area
- 10,880 km²
- Established
- 2007
- Named lakes
- 41
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:30 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:02 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:13 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:44 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:54 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:32 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
In the park
The 12 largest of 41 named lakes, ranked by area.
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Lake | 15.9 km² |
| 2 | McEachan Lake | 4.66 km² |
| 3 | Otter Lake | 1.88 km² |
| 4 | Jackfish Lake | 1.53 km² |
| 5 | McCormick Lake | 1.43 km² |
| 6 | Moss Lake | 1.29 km² |
| 7 | King Lake | 1.27 km² |
| 8 | Caribou Lake | 1.17 km² |
| 9 | O'Brien Lake | 0.89 km² |
| 10 | Antler Lake | 0.75 km² |
| 11 | Petersen Lake | 0.62 km² |
| 12 | Zillah Lake | 0.53 km² |
Rivers
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Official record
- Designation
- National marine conservation area
- IUCN category
- VI, Protected area with sustainable use of natural resourcesInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Parks Canada Agency
Names
- Aire marine nationale de conservation du Canada du Lac-SuperieurFrench form