St. Lawrence
Americannoun
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a river in southeastern Canada, flowing northeast from Lake Ontario, forming part of the boundary between New York and Ontario, and emptying into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 760 miles (1,225 kilometers) long.
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Gulf of St. Lawrence, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between southeastern Canada and Newfoundland.
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The St. Lawrence River’s depth of about 37 feet means that even smaller containerships, which carry the equivalent of about 6,500 containers, can’t always sail fully laden to Montreal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
While its habitat ranges from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, the surfclam's primary population lives off the coast of New Jersey.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024
He was arraigned in the local Oswegatchie Town Court before being held at the St. Lawrence County Jail on $2,500 cash bail.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024
A year later, the bodies of eight people — an Indian family and a Romanian family — were recovered from the St. Lawrence River in Quebec.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
Why, Maine extends northward almost to the mouth of the St. Lawrence, and its upper border is perhaps a hundred miles north of Quebec.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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