Leslie Street Spit
The Leslie Street Spit, is a man-made spit extending from the city's east end in a roughly southwesterly direction into Lake Ontario and it is about 5 km long. The official name of the spit, sometimes used on government maps is the Outer Harbour East Headland. Its common name is technically incorrect, since it is not truly a spit, however Torontonians almost never use the official name. The road running along the peninsula is a southern extension of Leslie Street, hence the popular nickname.