Audio Help [on-tair-ee-oh] Pronunciation Key | 1. | a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 8,131,618; 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto. |
| 2. | Lake, a lake between the NE United States and S Canada, between New York and Ontario province: the smallest of the Great Lakes. 193 mi. (310 km) long; 7540 sq. mi. (19,530 sq. km). |
| 3. | a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles. 88,820. |
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| Ontario, Lake
The smallest of the Great Lakes, between southeast Ontario, Canada, and northwest New York. The St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Ship Canal connect with the lake to afford passage by oceangoing vessels to the other Great Lakes. |
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| ontario | |
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| 1. | the smallest of the Great Lakes [syn: Lake Ontario] |
| 2. | a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada |
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Ontario
Province in central Canada, bordered by Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north; Quebec to the east; the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, and Minnesota to the south; and Manitoba to the west. Its capital and largest city is Toronto.
Note: The Canadian side of Niagara Falls is in southern Ontario.
Note: Ottawa, Canada's capital, is in southeastern Ontario.
Note: Ontario is the most heavily industrialized, populous, and prosperous province in Canada.
[Chapter:] World Geography
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Ontario County, NY (county, FIPS 69) Location: 42.85291 N, 77.29497 W
Population (1990): 95101 (38947 housing units)
Area: 1669.0 sq km (land), 46.7 sq km (water)
Ontario, CA (city, FIPS 53896) Location: 34.05441 N, 117.60581 W
Population (1990): 133179 (42536 housing units)
Area: 95.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 91761, 91762, 91764
Ontario, NY Zip code(s): 14519
Ontario, OR (city, FIPS 54900) Location: 44.02470 N, 116.97431 W
Population (1990): 9392 (3821 housing units)
Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97914
Ontario, WI (village, FIPS 60075) Location: 43.72206 N, 90.59290 W
Population (1990): 407 (197 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54651
Ontario, OH (village, FIPS 58520) Location: 40.76605 N, 82.60761 W
Population (1990): 4026 (1702 housing units)
Area: 26.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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