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Sungai Niagara. Rata-rata laju aliran. 85.000 cu ft/s (2.400 m 3 /s) Air Terjun Niagara / naɪˈæɡrə, naɪˈæɡərə / adalah kumpulan dari tiga air terjun yang terletak di Ngarai Niagara yang berlokasi di perbatasan antara Ontario, Kanada, dan negara bagian New York, Amerika Serikat.
Niagara Falls (/ n aɪ ˈ æ ɡ ər ə /) is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, which straddles the international border of the two countries.
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The Niagara River and Falls have been known outside of North America since the late 17th century, when Father Louis Hennepin, a French explorer, first witnessed them. He wrote about his travels in A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America(1698). The Niagara River was the site of the earliest recorded railway in America. It was an inclined wooden...
The Niagara River is listed as a Great Lakes Areas of Concernin The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the United States and Canada.
The Niagara River has a long history of both road and rail bridges spanning the river, both upstream and downstream of the Falls. This history includes numerous bridges that have fallen victim to the harsh conditions of the Niagara Gorge, such as landslides and icepacks.
The following parks are located along the Niagara River: A Niagara River Greenway Planis in progress in the United States.
United States Coast Guard Fort Niagara Station was once a United States Army post. There are no Canadian Coast Guard posts along the river. Fort Mississauga, Fort George and Fort Erie are former British and Canadianmilitary forts (last used 1953, 1965 and 1923 respectively) and are now parks. Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard was used by the French ...
On the Canadian side the Niagara Parkwaytravels along the River from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. NY 18F lines the river on the state side from Fort Niagara to Lewiston. Niagara Scenic Parkway on the state side only travels along the River from the Falls to Lewiston. The remaining river sections (with some interruptions) are covered by the LaSalle Ex...
Tiplin, Albert H.; Seibel, George A. and Seibel, Olive M. (1988) Our romantic Niagara: a geological history of the river and the falls Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Can...
Jun 27, 2022 · The Niagara Gorge is an 11-kilometer-long gorge that divides Canada and the United States, carved out by the great Niagara River thousands of years ago. It stretches 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) north of Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls empties into Niagara Gorge, where the cliffs reach almost 1,200 feet above the Niagara River.
The huge volume of water rushing from the falls is crushed into the narrow Great Gorge, creating the Whirlpool Rapids that stretch for 1.6 kilometres (1 mi.). The water surface here drops 15 metres (50 ft.) and the rushing waters can reach speeds as high as nine metres per second (30 feet per second).
The Niagara Gorge Discovery Center showcases the natural and local history of Niagara Falls, Niagara Gorge, and the Escarpment. Within the Discovery Center, there are hands-on interactive displays, including a towering rock climbing wall complete with fossils and geological formations.
