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Greenbelt (Golden Horseshoe)

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Greenbelt Lower Base Line Road
Greenbelt Lower Base Line Road

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. That includes 721,000 acres (292,000 ha) of protected wetlands, grasslands, and forests.

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Greenbelt (Golden Horseshoe)
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N 43.88 ° E -80 °
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Kennedy Road
L7K 0S5
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Greenbelt Lower Base Line Road
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