Editing Lake Abitibi (section)

==Lake Abitibi Islands==

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The Lake Abitibi Islands Provincial Park protects nearly all the islands on the Ontario side of Lake Abitibi. It includes 786 islands, from tiny shoals to large islands of up to {{Convert|550|ha}}. Some of the larger islands are Deer, Dominion, and St. Patrick, as well as the Mistaken Islands<ref>{{Cite cgndb|FEBXQ|Mistaken Islands|access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref> (the largest island in the lake, Nepawa Island,<ref>{{Cite cgndb|EHJWG|Île Nepawa|access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref> is not part of the park since it is in [[Clerval, Quebec]]). The park was created in 2005 when the [[Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park]] was reconfigured.<ref name="OP"/><ref name="mgmt">{{cite web |title=Lake Abitibi Islands Provincial Park Management Statement |url=https://www.ontario.ca/page/lake-abitibi-islands-provincial-park-management-statement |website=Ontario.ca |publisher=Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks |access-date=20 September 2021 |language=en |date=10 November 2015 |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921181302/https://www.ontario.ca/page/lake-abitibi-islands-provincial-park-management-statement |url-status=live }}</ref>

The park is an important nesting habitat for many bird species, including great blue heron, bald eagle, osprey, and double-crested cormorant. The vegetation is characterized by intolerant hardwood and mixedwood forests, with black spruce, white spruce, and white birch as the common tree species.<ref name="OP"/>

It is a non-operating park, meaning that there are no facilities or services, and only accessible via air or water.<ref name="OP"/>