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Wawa

Feature
Polygon
Name Wawa
Indigenous Language of Origin Ojibwe, Central
Other name(s) for this feature 7d2c2a75c5f711d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key FDGDZ
Status Official
Concise Term UNP-Unincorporated place
Generic Term Suburban Community
Location Algoma
Province/Territory Ontario
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 47° 59′ 37″ N, 84° 46′ 26″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 47.9936111, -84.7738889
NTS Map Number 041N15
Relevance at Scale 1:7 500 000
Decision Date 1960-04-07
Source Ontario-Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
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