St. Lawrence River
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The St. Lawrence River is a river located in the country of Canada . It is situated on the continent of North America .
The St. Lawrence River has an elevation of 43 .
It is found within Canada .
The river is part of North America .
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3], Ontario[4], Quebec[5]
- Country: Canada[6], United States[7]
- Continent: North America[8]
- Shares border with: Sillery[9], Lévis[10]
- Named after: Lawrence of Rome[11]
- Basin country: Canada[12]
- Commons category: Saint Lawrence River[13]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Gulf of Saint Lawrence[14]
- Lake on watercourse: Lake Saint Pierre[15], Lac Saint-Louis[16], Lake Saint Francis[17], Lake Ontario[18]
- Has part(s): estuary of the Saint Lawrence River[19]
- Origin of the watercourse: Lake Ontario[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint Lawrence River[21]
- Commons gallery: Saint Lawrence River[22]
- Tributary: Saint-Maurice river[23], Saguenay River[24], Rivière Montmorency[25], Rivière Manicouagan[26], Rivière Moisie[27], Rivière Betsiamites[28], Rivière aux Outardes[29], Rivière Chaudière[30], Saint-François River[31], Rivière Jacques-Cartier[32], Rivière Saint-Charles[33], Lachine Canal[34], Rivière Sainte-Anne[35], Rivière des Prairies[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for St. Lawrence River include St. Lawrence Seaway[37], a waterway[38], in United States[39]; Laurentian Mountains[40], a mountain range[41], in Canada[42]; Bas-Saint-Laurent[43], an administrative region of Quebec[44], in Canada[45], founded in 1987[46]; St. Lawrence County[47], a county of New York[48], in United States[49], founded in 1802[50]; and St. Lawrence[51], a town in the United States[52], in United States[53], founded in 1881[54].
Why It Matters
St. Lawrence River has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for it include St. Lawrence Seaway[37], a waterway[38], in United States[39]; Laurentian Mountains[40], a mountain range[41], in Canada[42]; Bas-Saint-Laurent[43], an administrative region of Quebec[44], in Canada[45], founded in 1987[46]; St. Lawrence County[47], a county of New York[48], in United States[49], founded in 1802[50]; and St. Lawrence[51], a town in the United States[52], in United States[53], founded in 1881[54].