Niagara Falls and Kingston

Canada 2010
IMG_7481-5884 Niagara River flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.
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IMG_7481-5889 Just upstream from the falls' current location, Goat Island splits the course of the Niagara River, resulting in the separation of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls...
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IMG_7484 The larger Horseshoe Falls are about 2,600 feet (790 m) wide, while the American Falls are 1,060 feet (320 m) wide.
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IMG_7488 The Horseshoe Falls drop about 173 feet (53 m).
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IMG_7498 During the summer months, 100,000 cubic feet (2,800 m3) per second of water actually traverses the falls.
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IMG_7503 The verdant green color of the water is a by-product of the estimated 60 tonnes/minute of dissolved salts and 'rock flour' (very finely ground rock) generated...
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IMG_7507-7513 The current rate of erosion is approximately 1 foot (0.30 m) per year down from a historical average of 3 feet (0.91 m) per year. However, it is estimated that...
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IMG_7509 The features that became Niagara Falls were created by the Wisconsin glaciation about 10,000 years ago. The same forces also created the North American Great...
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IMG_7510-5898 Goat Island is a small uninhabited island in the Niagara River, located in the middle of Niagara Falls between the Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe Falls. The...
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IMG_7520 Frenchman Samuel de Champlain visited the area as early as 1604 during his exploration of Canada, and members of his party reported to him the spectacular...
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IMG_7528-5907 Maid Of the Mist Tour, available from April to October, which has carried passengers into the rapids immediately below the falls since 1846.
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IMG_7528-5908 You're guaranteed to get wet as the boat gets closer to the Fall...
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IMG_7538 The water mist and the noises of the water crashing down...
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IMG_7546 Imagine you're in a canoe... better yet a barrel... coming down the fall... the adrenaline rush...
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IMG_7557 Forget it... that must be crazy... no... Annie Edson Taylor was an American adventurer who became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a...
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IMG_7558-7534 Rainbow Bridge, officially opened on November 1, 1941.
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IMG_7558-7556 Table Rock, currently a welcome center, at the Niagara Falls Park.
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IMG_7560-7505 The Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls is an international steel arch bridge across the Niagara River gorge. It connects the cities of Niagara Falls, New York (to...
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IMG_7567 American Falls (left) and Bridal Veil Falls (right)
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IMG_7567-7542 American side viewing area, near the bottom of the Bridal Veil Falls
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