Geography of Ontario
Continent	North America
Region	North America Eastern Canada Central Canada
Coordinates	49°15′0″N, 84°29′59″W
Area	Ranked 2nd among provinces 917,741 km² 354,348 miles² 85.3% land 14.7% water
Coastline	3,840 km (2,400 miles)
Borders	Total land borders: U.S. states Michigan, New York, Minnesota; Canadian provinces Manitoba and Quebec
Highest point	Ishpantia Ridge 693 m
Lowest point	Hudson Bay sea level
Longest river	Albany River 980 km
Largest lake	Lake Superior 28,700 km2 (11,080 mi2) (Canadian Portion only)

Ontario is located in East/Central Canada, bordered by the Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and James bay. Largest border is with the Canadian province of Manitoba to the west, then the province of Quebec to the east, Ontario also shares borders with the US states Minnesota, New York and Michigan. It's also located north of Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Eastern Canada is a geographic region of Canada, normally considered to be east of Manitoba, although its definition varies depending on who you ask it generally describes these Provinces. ... Central Canada is a term used to refer to the two largest and most populous provinces in Eastern Canada: Ontario and Quebec. ... This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. ... This is a list of land borders between countries Note: Entries which are not sovereign states are italicised. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English and French, per mandate of the Constitution Act 1982 Flower Prairie Crocus Tree White Spruce Bird Great Grey Owl Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Hudson Bay, Canada. ... A First Nations encampment beside the Albany River, 1886 The Albany River is a river in northern Ontario which flows northeast from Lake St. ... Lake Superior, viewed from Au Train Bay in Alger County, Michigan Lake Superior (known as Gichigami in an Ojibwe language), bounded by Ontario and Minnesota to the north and Wisconsin and Michigan in the south, is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty... The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English and French, per mandate of the Constitution Act 1982 Flower Prairie Crocus Tree White Spruce Bird Great Grey Owl Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Nickname: The Flagship City Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: County Erie County Founded 1795 Mayor Joseph Sinnott Area    - City 72. ...

Most the province is hills, the Canadian Shield occupies the high north of the province giving mostly low and hilly land. 94% of the population concentrates within Southern Ontario, paticularly in the Golden Horseshoe where the population was 6,704,598 in the 2001 census.^[1] A hill in Hungary with a hillside vintage garden For the landform that extends less than 600 metres above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the mountain article. ... Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield is a large craton in eastern and central Canada and adjacent portions of the United States, composed of bare rock dating to the Precambrian Era (between 4. ... Compass rose with north highlighted and at top North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the primary direction: north is used (explicitly or implicitly) to define all other directions; the (visual) top edges of maps usually correspond to the... Southern Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. ... The census divisions that constitute the original Golden Horseshoe appear in red on the map. ...

Ontario is also a popular tourist destination, the Niagara Falls and the CN tower are the most notable. Ottawa the national capital is also located in Ontario Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty... For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ... , The CN Tower at 553. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location City Information Established: 1850 as Bytown Area: 2,778. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty...

Populous Urban Areas

Ontario's capital and most populous urbanized area is Toronto also Canada's biggest city and financial centre. Other major cities include Ottawa (the national capital), Hamilton, London, Kitchener etc. Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location City Information Established: 1850 as Bytown Area: 2,778. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Nickname: Steel City, Steeltown, The Hammer Area: 1,117. ... Nickname: The Forest City Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Middlesex County Settled 1826 (as village) Incorporated 1855 (as city) City Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best Governing Body London City Council MPs Sue Barnes (LPC) Joe Fontana (LPC) Irene Mathyssen (NDP) Joe Preston (CPC) MPPs Chris Bentley (OLP) Deb Matthews... Motto: ex industria prosperitas (Latin, prosperity through industry) Location of Kitchener in Waterloo Region Country Canada Province Ontario Mayor Carl Zehr Area    - City km²  - Land 136. ...

10 largest Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) by population

Statistics Canada's measure of a "metro area", the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) roughly bundles together population figures from the core municipality with those from "commuter" municipalities. [1]

The Toronto skyline taken from Toronto Harbour.

10 largest municipalities by population Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location City Information Established: 1850 as Bytown Area: 2,778. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Nickname: Steel City, Steeltown, The Hammer Area: 1,117. ... Nickname: The Forest City Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Middlesex County Settled 1826 (as village) Incorporated 1855 (as city) City Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best Governing Body London City Council MPs Sue Barnes (LPC) Joe Fontana (LPC) Irene Mathyssen (NDP) Joe Preston (CPC) MPPs Chris Bentley (OLP) Deb Matthews... Motto: ex industria prosperitas (Latin, prosperity through industry) Location of Kitchener in Waterloo Region Country Canada Province Ontario Mayor Carl Zehr Area    - City km²  - Land 136. ... St. ... Nickname: The City of Roses Motto: Coordinates: Country Province County Canada Ontario Essex* Settled Incorporated 1748 1854 Mayor Governing Body Members of Parliament: Provincial Representatives: Eddie Francis Windsor City Council Joe Comartin (NDP) Brian Masse (NDP) Dwight Duncan (LIB) Sandra Pupatello (LIB) Area    - City 120. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = The People are the City Location City Information Established: 1853 Area: km² Population:  - Total (2001 census)  - Urban (2001)  - Growth  - Rank 103,710 (source) 129,963 (source) approx. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Location City Information Established: 1883 (as Sudbury) 2001 (as Greater Sudbury) Area: 3,354 km² Population:  - City (2001)  - CD Rank  - Municipal Rank 155,219 20th in Canada 26th in Canada Population density: 46. ... Download high resolution version (469x683, 29 KB)Picture of CN Tower from lake, taken by my wife. ... Download high resolution version (469x683, 29 KB)Picture of CN Tower from lake, taken by my wife. ... Toronto Harbour is a bay on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in Canada. ...

Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location City Information Established: 1850 as Bytown Area: 2,778. ... Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} Pride in our past, Faith in our future Location City Information Established: 1974 Area: 288. ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Nickname: Steel City, Steeltown, The Hammer Area: 1,117. ... Nickname: The Forest City Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Middlesex County Settled 1826 (as village) Incorporated 1855 (as city) City Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best Governing Body London City Council MPs Sue Barnes (LPC) Joe Fontana (LPC) Irene Mathyssen (NDP) Joe Preston (CPC) MPPs Chris Bentley (OLP) Deb Matthews... Bramptons City Hall Brampton (IPA: ) is a city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. ... Markham is a town in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. ... Nickname: The City of Roses Motto: Coordinates: Country Province County Canada Ontario Essex* Settled Incorporated 1748 1854 Mayor Governing Body Members of Parliament: Provincial Representatives: Eddie Francis Windsor City Council Joe Comartin (NDP) Brian Masse (NDP) Dwight Duncan (LIB) Sandra Pupatello (LIB) Area    - City 120. ... Motto: ex industria prosperitas (Latin, prosperity through industry) Location of Kitchener in Waterloo Region Country Canada Province Ontario Mayor Carl Zehr Area    - City km²  - Land 136. ... Vaughan (2005 population 235,000)[1] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. ...

Physical Geography

Ontario is made of mostly hills. The high north (Canadian Shield) is mostly lowland but can still have a lot of hills. Ontario is 14.7% water giving it many rivers, the longest being the Albany River which stretches approxiametly 980 km, about the space from Toronto to Thunder Bay. Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield is a large craton in eastern and central Canada and adjacent portions of the United States, composed of bare rock dating to the Precambrian Era (between 4. ... A First Nations encampment beside the Albany River, 1886 The Albany River is a river in northern Ontario which flows northeast from Lake St. ... Thunder Bay (, time zone EST) is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. ...

Highest points

Source: Statistics Canada^[2] Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ...

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