The
Toronto Islands are a chain of small
islands providing a shallow natural
harbour for the City of Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. The islands are a popular
recreational destination, and are
home to a small residential community
and an airport. The islands were originally
a 9 km peninsula or sandbar extending
from the mainland. A fierce storm
in 1858 washed away a sizeable portion
of the connecting landmass and created
the Eastern Gap. Originally the islands
formed a single unified whole, but
splintered when Hurricane Hazel hit
in 1954. The area of the islands is
about 2.3 km². The largest, outermost
island, commonly called Centre Island,
is crescent-shaped and forms the shoreline
of both the Eastern and Western Channels.
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