Saint Lawrence River

The Saint Lawrence River (French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Tuscarora: Kahnawáʼkye;[1] Mohawk: Kaniatarowanenneh, meaning "big waterway") is a big river in eastern North America. It flows between the Canadian province of Quebec & Ontario and the American state of New York, and through the major canadian city of Montreal. It is the third largest river in Canada.

Saint Lawrence River
MouthGulf of St. Lawrence / Atlantic Ocean
Length500 km (310 mi)Excluding the estuary. Ca. 1200 km if included.
Mouth elevation0 m (0 ft)

The river drains water from the Great Lakes into the Atlantic Ocean. It is more than three thousand kilometres long. The river meets the Atlantic Ocean in a big "estuary" or bay, the biggest in the world; this is called the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

The Canadian cities of Kingston, Montreal, Trois-Rivières and Quebec City are on this river. The Saint Lawrence Seaway allows ships to go up the river and through the Great Lakes right into the middle of North America.

References

  1. Rudes, B. Tuscarora English Dictionary Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999

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