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Fun fact 2 about Lake Ontario

ISS-36 Lake Ontario (horizontal)
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The lake's maximum depth is 802 feet in the Rochester Basin.

Lake Ontario
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Lake Ontario

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Area
18,960 km²
Max depth
244 m
Countries
United States, Canada
13th largest lake in the world

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by the U.S. state of New York. The Canada–United States border spans the centre of the lake.

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