Place:Atikokan, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada

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NameAtikokan
TypeTown
Coordinates48.75°N 91.633°W
Located inRainy River, Ontario, Canada
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Atikokan (Ojibwe for "caribou bones") is a town in the Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population was 2,642 as of the 2021 census. The town is one of the main entry points into Quetico Provincial Park and promotes itself as the "Canoeing Capital of Canada". Atikokan was originally established as a Divisional Point for the Canadian Northern Railway.

The town of Atikokan is an enclave within the Unorganized Rainy River District. It is geographically located within the Central Time Zone, but uses year round and does not observe daylight saving time. Therefore, in practice it observes Central Daylight Time for two thirds of the year (in the warmer months), and Eastern Standard Time for the rest (over winter).

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