Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 29,49 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230636795
Book Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Rail trails in Ontario, Waterfront Trail, Lake Ontario, Bruce Trail, The Beaches, Ontario Place, Canadian National Exhibition, Riverfront Bike Trail, Chrysler Canada Greenway, Little River Extension, Grand Marais Trail, West Toronto RailPath, Voyageur Hiking Trail, Ganatchio Trail, Canada's Largest Ribfest, Burloak Canoe Club, Devonwood Bike Trail, Mantario Trail, Oak Ridges Trail Association, Adamson Estate, Lynn Valley Trail, Burlington Sound of Music, Philosopher's Walk, Rideau Trail, Starkey Hill, Upper Madawaska River Provincial Park, Spencer Smith Park, Nipissing-North Arm Orienteering Trail, Hamilton-Brantford-Cambridge Trails, La Cloche Silhouette Trail, Amherstburg-Essex Greenway, K&P Rail Trail, Grand Valley Trail, Iron Horse Trail, Ontario, Elora Cataract Trailway. Excerpt: Lake Ontario (French: ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. In the Wyandot (Huron) language, ontario means "Lake of Shining Waters." It is the last in the Great Lakes chain and serves as the outlet to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River. Lake Ontario is the easternmost of the Great Lakes and the smallest in surface area (7,540 square miles, 19,529 km), although it exceeds Lake Erie in volume (393 cubic miles, 1639 km). It is the 14th largest lake in the world, with a shoreline 712 miles (1146 km) long. As the last lake in the Great Lakes' hydrologic chain, Lake Ontario has the lowest mean surface elevation, 246 feet (75 m) above sea level, 100 metres lower than its neighbor upstream. Its maximum length is 193 miles (311 km) and its maximum width is 53 miles (85 km). The lake's average depth is 283 feet (86 m), with a...