Greenbelt (Golden Horseshoe)
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.
| Ontario's Greenbelt | |
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Greenbelt - Lower Base Line Road, Toronto | |
| Location | Southern Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°53′N 80°00′W |
| Area | 2,000,000 acres (810,000 ha) |
| Established | 2005 |
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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. That includes 721,000 acres (292,000 ha) of protected wetlands, grasslands, and forests.
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