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St. Lawrence

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Length
3,058 km
Coordinates
46.8000, -71.2000
Category
rivers

Overview

The great river of eastern Canada, draining the Great Lakes into the Atlantic.

About

The St. Lawrence River is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes with the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, traversing Ontario and Quebec in Canada and New York in the United States. A portion of the river demarcates the Canada–United States border.

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