Winisk, Ontario

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Coordinates: 55°16′N″85, 11°W′″{{{8}}}

Winisk is a small ghost town in extreme Northern Ontario, situated along the Winisk River. It was destroyed in the Winisk Flood, 1986. After the flood, the town was re-located to Peawanuck, Ontario, 30 km inland.

Winisk was home to Royal Canadian Air Force Station Winisk, a Mid-Canada Line radar control station from 1958 to 1965.

The town was served by the Winisk Airport, a short gravel runway. (Code: YWN)

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