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ST LAWRENCE

The St Lawrence (nicknamed the Lake of the Thousand Islands is a river in east north America flowing north-east from Lake Ontario and forming part of the border between Canada and the USA, to the Gulf of St Lawrence. Commercially it is one of the most important rivers in the world forming the eastern-most link of the St Lawrence Seaway. In different parts of its course it is known by different names. From the sea to Lake Ontario it is called St Lawrence; between Lakes Ontario and Erie it is called Niagara river; between Lakes Erie and St Clair, Detroit river; between Lakes St. Clair and Huron, St Clair's river; between Lakes Huron and Superior, St Mary's river or the Narrows, forming thus an uninterrupted waterway of upwards of 2000 miles. It receives the Ottawa, its principal auxiliary, at Montreal, as also the St Maurice, the Saguenay, and numerous other large rivers from the north.

St Lawrence is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, USA.
St Lawrence is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA.
St Lawrence is a township in Hand County, South Dakota, USA
St Lawrence is a town in Hand County, South Dakota, USA.
St Lawrence is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.
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See Also:

Map of 18th Century Franco-English Hostility in North America 1934
Map of Alaska 1891
Map of Alaska 1972
Map of America 1932
Map of Asia 1877
Map of Canada 1896
Map of Canada 1911
Map of Channel Islands 1901
Map of Hampshire 1906
Map of Montreal and the Junction of the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers 1906
Map of New Brunswick Nova Scotia Etc 1884
Map of Newfoundland 1884
Map of North-West Wales 1963
Map of Prince Edward Island 1906
Map of Quebec 1906
Map of United States 1896

 

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