Point Pelee
Canada · Great Lakes (Ontario)Canada's smallest national park; the country's southernmost mainland point and a key bird migration route
Area
15 km²
Declared in
1918
Region
Great Lakes (Ontario)
Climate
Templado, Polar / frío
Best time
June to September
Highlight
Canada's smallest national park; the country's southernmost mainland point and a key bird migration route
Declared in 1918, it is the second oldest national park in Ontario and, at barely 15 km², one of the smallest in Canada, but disproportionately important: its sandy point reaching into Lake Erie is the southernmost mainland point of Canada (on the same latitude as northern California), and it acts as an exceptional migratory funnel where more than 390 bird species have been recorded, making it a world-reference destination for birdwatching during the spring migration.
Location
See on the interactive map1 dive site within 300 km is also shown.
93 species documented in Point Pelee
At conservation risk:Anguila americana,Murciélago café pequeño,Tortuga de Blanding,Vencejo de chimenea
Least ConcernÁguila calva
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Least ConcernCoyote
Canis latrans
Not EvaluatedMariposa monarca
Danaus plexippus
Least ConcernTortuga mordedora
Chelydra serpentina
Tortuga pintada
Chrysemys picta
Least ConcernZorro rojo
Vulpes vulpes
Amia
Amia calva
Ampelis americano
Bombycilla cedrorum
Anguila americana
Anguilla rostrata
Añapero yanqui
Chordeiles minor
Ardilla gris oriental
Sciurus carolinensis
Ardilla listada oriental
Tamias striatus
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Canada, where Point Pelee lies.
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Nearby dive sites
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White Star Quarry
74 km away
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