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Greenbelt (Golden Horseshoe)

For the greenbelt surrounding Ottawa, see Greenbelt (Ottawa).
Ontario's Greenbelt
Greenbelt - Lower Base Line Road, Toronto
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LocationSouthern Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°53′N 80°00′W / 43.88°N 80°W / 43.88; -80
Area2,000,000 acres (810,000 ha)
Established2005
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The Greenbelt is a protected area of green space, farmland, forests, wetlands, and watersheds, located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It surrounds a significant portion of the Golden Horseshoe.

Created by legislation passed by the Government of Ontario in 2005, the Greenbelt is considered a prevention of urban development and sprawl on environmentally sensitive land in the province. According to the Greenbelt Foundation, the Greenbelt includes 2,000,000 acres (810,000 ha) of land.[1] That includes 721,000 acres (292,000 ha) of protected wetlands, grasslands, and forests.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Green Belt". greenbelt.ca. Greenbelt Foundation. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

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