Hen Island (Ontario)
Hen Island is a small Canadian island in Lake Erie west of Pelee Island . The wooded island is approximately circular with a diameter of about 190 m and an area of 2.8 hectares. It belongs to the Quinnebog Fishing Club, founded by Americans from Ohio in 1897, which has a small harbor and several buildings including a guest house on its south side.
About 2 km south of the island are Big Chicken Island , Little Chicken Island and Chick Island , which are just small sandbanks instead of real islands.
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Hen Island
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Hen and Chicken Islands
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Web links
- Quinnebog Fishing Club website with information about the island
- Michael Gora: How Many Islands Are There in Lake Erie? . Lake Erie Islands Historical Society, 2004
Coordinates: 41 ° 47 ′ N , 82 ° 48 ′ W