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Hamilton, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, city, S Ont., Canada, at the western end of Lake Ontario. It is situated on a narrow plain between its harbor (connected by canal with the lak...

Terra Nova National Park

(Encyclopedia)Terra Nova National Park, 153 sq mi (396 sq km), E Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, on Bonavista Bay; est. 1957. It is a rugged, deeply indented coastal area with forests and bogs. ...

Trinity Bay

(Encyclopedia)Trinity Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 80 mi (129 km) long, SE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, between the Avalon Peninsula and the mainland. With its small waterfront settlements, it preserves somethi...

Asbestos, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Asbestos, town, Canada: see Val-des-Sources. ...

Huntsville, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Huntsville, town, SE Ont., Canada, on the Muskoka River. It has lumber mills and a woodworking plant, but it is sustained mainly by its year-round touri...

Bathurst Island, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Bathurst Island, 7,609 sq mi (19,707 sq km), in the Arctic Archipelago, Nunavut Territory, N Canada. It is the present site of the North Magnetic Pole. ...

Whitby, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Whitby, town (1991 pop. 61,281), SE Ont., Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario. It has a good harbor. The town's manufactures include tires and electronic equipment. ...

Thompson , city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Thompson, city (1991 pop. 14,977), central Man., Canada, on the Burntwood River. A mining town, it developed after large nickel deposits were discovered in the area in 1956. ...

Hamilton, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, river, Labrador, N.L., Canada: see Churchill (1,) river. ...

Sandwich, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Sandwich, Ont., Canada, part (since 1935) of the city of Windsor. ...