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Saint Lawrence, Gulf of — Deep gulf of the Atlantic Ocean off eastern Canada. It has an area of about 60,000 sq mi (155,000 sq km). It touches the shores of half of the provinces of Canada, providing a gateway to the interior of the entire North American continent. Its… … Universalium
Saint Lawrence River and Seaway — ▪ river, North America Introduction hydrographic system of east central North America. It connects the North River (source of the St. Louis River, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, which flows into Lake Superior) with Cabot Strait, leading into… … Universalium
Gulf of Saint Lawrence — (French: golfe du Saint Laurent ), the world s largest estuary, is the outlet of North America s Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean.The river flows into the gulf through the Jacques Cartier Strait between the Côte… … Wikipedia
Saint Lawrence (disambiguation) — Saint Lawrence or Saint Laurence (also St. Lawrence , St Laurence ) is a title applied to many things named after Saint Lawrence, the 3rd century Christian martyr. Saint Laurent is the French equivalent and San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish… … Wikipedia
Saint Lawrence River — Infobox River | river name = Saint Lawrence River caption = Map of the St. Lawrence/Great Lakes Watershed origin = Lake Ontario mouth = Gulf of Saint Lawrence/Atlantic Ocean basin countries = Canada (Ontario, Quebec) United States (Illinois,… … Wikipedia
Saint Lawrence River — River, southern Quebec and southeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows northeast out of Lake Ontario into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and is about 760 mi (1,225 km) long. It passes through the Thousand Islands and for about 120 mi (195 km) forms the… … Universalium
Saint Lawrence — noun 1. Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church s treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258) • Syn: ↑Lawrence, ↑St. Lawrence,… … Useful english dictionary
Saint Lawrence River — noun a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic • Syn: ↑Saint Lawrence, ↑St. Lawrence, ↑St. Lawrence River • Instance Hypernyms: ↑river • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Saint Lawrence — geographical name river 760 miles (1223 kilometers) E Canada in Ontario & Quebec bordering on the United States in New York, flowing from Lake Ontario NE into the Atlantic, & forming at its mouth a wide bay (the Gulf of Saint Lawrence) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gulf of Saint Lawrence — noun an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada • Syn: ↑Gulf of St. Lawrence • Instance Hypernyms: ↑gulf • Part Holonyms: ↑Atlantic, ↑Atlantic Ocean … Useful english dictionary
