Howe Island

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Howe Island

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Geography
Location	St. Lawrence River
Coordinates	44°16′13″N 76°17′1″W / 44.27028°N 76.28361°W / 44.27028; -76.28361
Archipelago	Thousand Islands
Area	31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Frontenac County
Township	Frontenac Islands
Demographics
Population	602 (2011)

Howe Island is an island located in Lake Ontario east of Kingston in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Thousand Islands chain. Together with Wolfe Island and Simcoe Island, Howe Island is part of the township of Frontenac Islands, created through municipal amalgamation in 1998.

Howe Island measures 13 km (8 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide and has an area of 31 km² (12 mi²). It is the 2nd largest of the “Thousand Islands”. The main channel of the St. Lawrence River passes to the south of the island and merges with Lake Ontario, while the Bateau Channel passes on the north between the Canadian mainland and the island.