Saint Lawrence Seaway

Saint Lawrence Seaway
geographical name waterway Canada & United States in & along the St. Lawrence River between Lake Ontario & Montreal

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Saint Lawrence Seaway — U.S. Canadian waterway and lock system. Located along the upper St. Lawrence River, it links the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes. Its construction, carried out in 1954–59, involved clearing a 186 mi (299 km) stretch of the St. Lawrence River… …   Universalium

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  • Saint Lawrence River — Infobox River | river name = Saint Lawrence River caption = Map of the St. Lawrence/Great Lakes Watershed origin = Lake Ontario mouth = Gulf of Saint Lawrence/Atlantic Ocean basin countries = Canada (Ontario, Quebec) United States (Illinois,… …   Wikipedia

  • Saint Lawrence River — River, southern Quebec and southeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows northeast out of Lake Ontario into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and is about 760 mi (1,225 km) long. It passes through the Thousand Islands and for about 120 mi (195 km) forms the… …   Universalium

  • St. Lawrence Seaway — noun a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior • Syn: ↑Saint Lawrence Seaway • Instance Hypernyms: ↑seaway …   Useful english dictionary

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