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Lake Ontario

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  1. Lake located between Ontario, Canada, and New York.


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Smallest and lowest in elevation of the Great Lakes.

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Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes located on the border between Canada and the United States.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes, spans the U.S.-Canada border.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Rochester is a small city of 207,000 on Lake Ontario in northern New York, surrounded by rural areas.

From MarketWatch Oct. 15, 2025

Several flights were also delayed or cancelled out of Billy Bishop Airport, on the Toronto Islands in Lake Ontario.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2024

Beyond that is flat Lake Ontario, a zero at the beginning and a zero at the end, slate-gray and brimming with venoms.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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