Frontenac Arch

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The Frontenac Arch is a geologically significant ridge of ancient rock in southeastern Ontario that forms a vital land bridge between the Canadian Shield and the Adirondack Mountains, supporting rich biodiversity and protected areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
land bridge ⓘ
ridge ⓘ
adminRegion Frontenac County ⓘ
Lanark County ⓘ
Leeds and Grenville United Counties ⓘ
biome mixed forest ⓘ
temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ
biosphereReserveDesignationYear 2002 ⓘ
biosphereReserveName Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
connects Adirondack Mountains ⓘ
Canadian Shield ⓘ
contains cliffs ⓘ
islands ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
rock barrens ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Charleston Lake Provincial Park ⓘ
Frontenac Provincial Park ⓘ
Murphys Point Provincial Park ⓘ
Queen’s University Biological Station lands ⓘ
Thousand Islands National Park ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
ecoregion Frontenac Axis ⓘ
extendsInto northern New York State ⓘ
forms land bridge between Canadian Shield and Adirondack Mountains ⓘ
geologicalAge Precambrian ⓘ
geologicalProcess formed by tectonic uplift and erosion ⓘ
hasConservationStatus region with multiple protected areas ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
wildlife corridor ⓘ
hasFeature exposed bedrock ⓘ
ridge of ancient rock ⓘ
highestPointElevation_m about 300 ⓘ
importantFor conservation planning ⓘ
forest connectivity ⓘ
species migration ⓘ
locatedIn Ontario ⓘ
southeastern Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Ontario
locatedNear St. Lawrence River ⓘ
Thousand Islands ⓘ
notableFor high species richness ⓘ
north–south and east–west ecological connectivity ⓘ
partOf Canadian Shield ⓘ
recognizedAs UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Biosphere Reserve
rockType gneiss ⓘ
granite ⓘ
supports rich biodiversity ⓘ

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