Lake Ontario
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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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