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Kenora District (2003 Postcensal population estimate: 66,130) is a District and Census Division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian Province of Ontario . It was created in 1907 from parts of Rainy River District . It is, geographically, the largest division in that province; at 407,167 Km&2 it takes up over one-third of the province's area; it is larger than California , and just larger than Paraguay . The district seat is Kenora . The characterised by Discontinuous Permafrost , but on the extreme northern coast there are - remarkably for a latitude of only 54°N - patches of true arctic Tundra and continuous permafrost. This is the southernmost point reached by the circumpolar line of continuous permafrost on any continent. Most of the population of the district is concentrated in the extreme south where some in the world, as well as being the world's major producer of Nickel . Traditional Native activities such as hunting and fishing dominate the northern half of the district outside of the few minings settlements. Road s can only reach about halfway to the northernmost point of Kenora district, so that air and (in Summer ) river transport is the only means of reaching the most remote part of the district. The major Railroad between Toronto and British Columbia passes through the south of the district. Municipalities
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