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'''Scotch Bonnet Ridge''' is a geologic ridge that crosses the [[Canada]]-[[United States]] border, in [[Lake Ontario]], south of [[Prince Edward County, Ontario|Prince Edward County]].<ref name=ForWant/> [[Scotch Bonnet Island]] and [[Nicholson Island (Lake Ontario)|Nicholson Island]] lie off the shore of Prince Edward County. | '''Scotch Bonnet Ridge''' is a geologic ridge that crosses the [[Canada]]-[[United States of America]] border, in [[Lake Ontario]], south of [[Prince Edward County, Ontario|Prince Edward County]].<ref name=ForWant/> [[Scotch Bonnet Island]] and [[Nicholson Island (Lake Ontario)|Nicholson Island]] lie off the shore of Prince Edward County. | ||
The ridge is composed of glacio-lacustrine clay and till.<ref name=CanadaEnv/> | The ridge is composed of glacio-lacustrine clay and till.<ref name=CanadaEnv/> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:12, 2 February 2023
Scotch Bonnet Ridge is a geologic ridge that crosses the Canada-United States of America border, in Lake Ontario, south of Prince Edward County.[1] Scotch Bonnet Island and Nicholson Island lie off the shore of Prince Edward County.
The ridge is composed of glacio-lacustrine clay and till.[2]
References
- ↑ Marc Seguin. For Want of a Lighthouse: Building the Lighthouses of Eastern Lake Ontario 1828–1914, Trafford Publishing, 2015. Retrieved on 2017-06-22.
- ↑ Scotch Bonnet Island and Mohawk Island National Wildlife Areas Management Plan. ISBN 978-1-100-22382-7. Retrieved on 2019-05-06. “The island is named after one of three north-south trending rises of glacio-lacustrine clay and till, known as the Scotch Bonnet Ridge, in eastern Lake Ontario.”