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Fathom Five
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 Ontario
45°19′N 81°38′W / 45.32°N 81.63°W / 45.32; -81.63 (Fathom Five)
1987 114 km2 (44 sq mi) Georgian Bay The marine counterpart to Bruce National Park, Fathom Five is named for a line in Shakespeare's The Tempest. The first marine unit in the national parks system preserves a unique aquatic environment and several small islands including Flowerpot Island. The unusually clear waters and numerous shipwrecks on the shoals of Georgian Bay make the park a popular destination for scuba divers.[1]: 189 



Gwaii Haanas (Reserve) Upload picture  British Columbia
52°00′N 131°12′W / 52°N 131.2°W / 52; -131.2 (Gwaii Haanas)
2010 1,500 km2 (579 sq mi)[3] Hecate Strait, Queen Charlotte Shelf Along with the national park reserve of the same name, Gwaii Haanas protects an area extending from the ocean floor of the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Basin to the mountains of the Haida Gwaii. The marine reserve preserves the Haida people's traditional use of the waters while protecting the area from oil exploration and commercial fishing.[1]: 299 



Lake Superior Upload picture  Ontario
48°26′N 89°13′W / 48.43°N 89.22°W / 48.43; -89.22 (Lake Superior)
2007 10,880 km2 (4,201 sq mi)[4] Lake Superior Adjacent to the United States' Isle Royale National Park and several Ontario provincial parks, Lake Superior NMCA forms part of the world's largest freshwater reserve.[5]



Saguenay–St. Lawrence Upload picture  Quebec
48°04′N 69°40′W / 48.07°N 69.67°W / 48.07; -69.67 (Saguenay–St. Lawrence)
1998 1,245 km2 (481 sq mi)[6] St. Lawrence Estuary Located at the confluence of the Saguenay and St. Lawrence rivers and adjacent to Quebec's Saguenay Fjord National Park, Saguenay–St. Lawrence protects a portion of the St. Lawrence estuary, a common feeding ground for marine mammals such as the endangered St. Lawrence beluga whale.


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  3. ^ "Minister visits, celebrates marine park's creation". Haida Gwaii Observer. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Harper announces creation of protected marine park". CBC News. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Canada creates world's biggest water reserve". Agence France-Presse. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Map of Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park" (PDF). Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec. Retrieved 17 February 2018.