Petrolia (Ont.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
פטרוליה (אונטריו)
Name (Latin)
Petrolia (Ont.)
Coordinates
-82.14416667 -82.14416667 42.88611111 42.88611111 (gooearth )
W0820859 W0820859 N0425200 N0425200 (geonames )
Associated country
Canada
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 263082555
Wikidata: Q3089341
Library of congress: n 98077250
Sources of Information
  • BGN gaz., Canada(Petrolia, popl, 42°53ʹN 82°09ʹN)
  • Gaz. of Canada, Ont., 1974(Petrolia (Town), Enniskillen Tp., Lambton Co, 42°52ʹ82°09ʹ)
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 42°52ʹ00ʺN 082°08ʹ59ʺW)
  • Sarnia/Chatham, Ontario citimap, c1998:map (Petrolia)
  • NLC Aug. 27, 1998(Petrolia (Ont.))
  • BGN gaz., Canada(Petrolia, popl, 42p0s53ʹN 82p0s09ʹN)
  • Lippincott(Petrolia, town, S Ont., 15 mi. ESE of Sarnia)
  • MW geog. dict.(Petrolia, town, Lambton Co., SE Ont., Canada, 14 mi. ESE of Sarnia-Clearwater)
  • Gaz. of Canada, Ont., 1974(Petrolia (Town), Enniskillen Tp., Lambton Co, 42p0s52ʹ 82p0s09ʹ)

Wikipedia description:

Petrolia is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is part of Lambton County and is surrounded by Enniskillen Township. It is billed as "Canada's Victorian Oil Town" and is often credited with starting the oil industry in North America, a claim shared with the nearby town of Oil Springs. Lambton Central Collegiate & Vocational Institute (LCCVI) is located in Petrolia.

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