The word Niagara (Iroquois Nation pronunciation "Nee-ah-GAh-rah"^[1][2][3]) comes from the Neutral word onghiar, meaning "thunder of waters".^{[citation needed]} It was their name for a waterfall at the point where the other American Great Lakes empty into Ontario that was later adapted by European settlers as Niagara Falls. The Neutrals were a tribe of American Indians who lived in what is now upstate New York and southern Ontario. ... Rattlesnake Point near Milton, Ontario. ... The Great Lakes from space The Laurentian Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, USA, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Niagara Falls (French: ) is a set of massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. ...

Many geographic locations near the falls were named after Niagara, including:

Geography

• Niagara River, forming a border between the United States and Canada
• Niagara Escarpment, a long escarpment best known as the cliff over which the Niagara River forms the falls
• Niagara Peninsula between Lakes Ontario and Erie

in the United States Satellite image of the Niagara River. ... Rattlesnake Point near Milton, Ontario. ... Map of Southern Ontario showing Niagara Peninsula in red The Niagara Peninsula is the portion of Ontario, Canada lying on the south shore of Lake Ontario. ...

• Niagara County, New York
• the town of Niagara, New York
• the city of Niagara Falls, New York

in Canada Location in the state of New York Formed 1808 Seat Lockport Area  - Total  - Water 2,952 km² (1,140 mi²) 1,598 km² (617 mi²) 54. ... Niagara is a town located in Niagara County, New York. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

• Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario
• Niagara Falls, Ontario
• Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Heraldic Motto: Unity, Responsibility, Loyalty Corporate Motto: Building Communities, Building Lives Location of the Niagara Region within Ontario Area: 1,852 sq. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Niagara-on-the-Lake in the Niagara Region Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake (2001 population 13,839) is a town where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. ...

Things

• Fort Niagara
• Niagara (grape)
• Niagara Mohawk
• Niagara Directory
• Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara Falls, New York
• Niagara University in Niagara County, New York
• Niagara College in Niagara Region, Ontario
• USS Brig Niagara
• Niagara (palace steamer) - steamboat that caught fire and sank on the Great Lakes in 1856
• Niagara (1953 film)
• Niagara a Royal Navy brig, captured in the War of 1812 and renamed USS Linnet.
• USS Niagara, a name given to several ships
• RMS Niagara, a New Zealand civilian liner
• Niagara (artist), An American singer and artist
• Niagara (board game), a Spiel des Jahres award-winning board game
• Niagara, a French rock band
• UltraSPARC T1, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara.
• UltraSPARC T2, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara II.

Historical recreation actors at Old Fort Niagara Fort Niagara is a three hundred-year-old fortification originally built to protect the interests of New France in northern North America. ... Niagara grapes are a variety of the North American grape species Vitis labrusca and are used as table grapes and for wines, as well as jams and juice. ... Niagara-Mohawk Power building sculpture, Syracuse, New York The power grid run by the Niagara-Mohawk company, provides power for New York state and parts of Canada. ... American Falls is located in the park. ... Niagara University is a Roman Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition, located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. ... FREE YAYO Niagara College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology within the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. ... The first USS Niagara was a brig in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. ... The Niagara was a 245 foot long sidewheel palace steamer launched in 1846. ... Released in 1953, Niagara is a dramatic thriller with film noir elements. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Brigantine. ... Combatants United States British Empire: United Kingdom Upper Canada Lower Canada Newfoundland Nova Scotia Bermuda Eastern Woodland Indians Commanders James Madison Henry Dearborn Jacob Brown Winfield Scott Andrew Jackson George Prevost Isaac Brock† Tecumseh† Strength •United States Regular Army: 35,800 •Rangers: 3,049 •Militia: 458,463* •US Navy & US... Linnet, a 16-gun brig, was built in 1814 by the Royal Navy at Isle aux Nois, Canada, as Niagara. ... USS Niagara is the name of several ships of the United States Navy: The first Niagara ws launched in 1812, she served as Oliver Hazard Perry’s flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie US Brig Niagara (replica) A modern replica of the original Niagara The second Niagara was... RMS Niagara was a 13,415 gross ton ocean liner, length 165. ... Niagara (born August 24, 1956) is a musician and a painter. ... Niagara is a German-style board game designed by Thomas Liesching and published in 2004 by Zoch zum Spielen and Rio Grande Games. ... Niagaras third album, 1990s Religion. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sun Microsystems UltraSPARC T1 microprocessor, known until its 14 November 2005 announcement by its development codename Niagara , is a multithreading, multicore CPU. Designed to lower the energy consumption of server computers, the CPU uses typically 72 W of power at 1. ... Sun Microsystems UltraSPARC T2 microprocessor, is a multithreading, multicore CPU. The UltraSPARC T2s predecessor was the UltraSPARC T1. ...

Places

• Niagara, North Dakota
• Niagara, Wisconsin
• Niagara (town), Wisconsin

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