Niagara
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Niagara Falls and nearby places
- In both the United States and Canada
- Niagara FallsNiagara FallsThe Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...
, the famous waterfalls in the Niagara River - Niagara RiverNiagara RiverThe Niagara River flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It forms part of the border between the Province of Ontario in Canada and New York State in the United States. There are differing theories as to the origin of the name of the river...
, part of the U.S.–Canadian border - Niagara EscarpmentNiagara EscarpmentThe Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment, or cuesta, in the United States and Canada that runs westward from New York State, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois...
, the cliff over which the river forms the falls - Niagara WhirlpoolNiagara WhirlpoolThe Niagara Whirlpool is a natural whirlpool along the Niagara River located along the U.S.-Canadian border between New York and Ontario. The whirlpool is located in the Niagara Gorge, downstream from Niagara Falls...
, a natural whirlpool downstream from the falls - Niagara GorgeNiagara GorgeNiagara Gorge is a gorge carved by the Niagara River along the US-Canadian border in New York and Ontario. As Niagara Falls recedes upstream toward Lake Erie, the river has gouged the hard dolomitic limestone of the Niagara escarpment to form the gorge...
, formed by the recession of the falls - Buffalo Niagara RegionBuffalo Niagara RegionThe Buffalo Niagara Region is a part of the Great Lakes region of North America, comprising most of Western New York in the United States and the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, Canada...
- Niagara Falls
- United States
- Niagara Falls, New YorkNiagara Falls, New YorkNiagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
, the U.S. city adjacent to the falls - Niagara County, New YorkNiagara County, New YorkNiagara County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 216,469. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra; meaning the strait or thunder of waters. It is the location of Niagara Falls and Fort Niagara, and...
- Niagara Falls State ParkNiagara Falls State ParkNiagara Falls State Park is located in the City of Niagara Falls, New York in Niagara County. The park has the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and part of the Canadian Falls....
, the oldest state park in the US - Niagara Escarpment AVANiagara Escarpment AVAThe Niagara Escarpment AVA is an American Viticultural Area in the New York state portion of the Niagara Escarpment. The area was officially recognized as an AVA on October 11, 2005, by ruling of the United States Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau...
, New York wine region
- Niagara Falls State Park
- Niagara, New YorkNiagara, New YorkNiagara is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 8,378. The town is named after the famous waterfall Niagara Falls....
, a town - Fort NiagaraFort NiagaraFort Niagara is a fortification originally built to protect the interests of New France in North America. It is located near Youngstown, New York, on the eastern bank of the Niagara River at its mouth, on Lake Ontario.-Origin:...
, near Youngstown, New York - Niagara FrontierNiagara FrontierThe Niagara Frontier refers to the stretch of land south of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie and extending westward to Cleveland, Ohio. The term dates to the War of 1812. This only includes the land east of the Niagara River and south of Lake Erie within the United States...
, a region south of Lakes Ontario and Erie - Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area
- Niagara Falls, New York
- Canada
- Niagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
, the Canadian city adjacent to the falls - Niagara-on-the-LakeNiagara-on-the-LakeNiagara-on-the-Lake is a Canadian town located in Southern Ontario where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region of the southern part of the province of Ontario. It is located across the Niagara river from Youngstown, New York, USA...
- Niagara PeninsulaNiagara PeninsulaThe Niagara Peninsula is the portion of Southern Ontario, Canada lying between the south shore of Lake Ontario and the north shore of Lake Erie. It stretches from the Niagara River in the east to Hamilton, Ontario in the west. The population of the peninsula is roughly 1,000,000 people...
, between Lakes Ontario and Erie - Regional Municipality of Niagara
- Anglican Diocese of NiagaraAnglican Diocese of NiagaraThe Diocese of Niagara is one of thirty regional divisions in the Anglican Church of Canada. The see city of the diocese is Hamilton with the Bishop's seat being located at Christ's Church Cathedral on James Street North. Located within the ecclesiastical province of Ontario, it borders the...
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Australia
- Niagara, Western AustraliaNiagara, Western AustraliaNiagara is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kalgoorlie and Leonora.In 1895 two prospectors named Northmore and Doolittle discovered gold in the area, some sources claim that John Alway was the first o peg the area earlier the...
, an abandoned town in the goldfields
- Niagara, Western Australia
Other U.S. locations
- Niagara, North Dakota, a town
- Niagara, WisconsinNiagara, WisconsinNiagara is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,880 at the 2000 census. The city lies to the north of and adjacent to the Town of Niagara. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, a city - Niagara (town), WisconsinNiagara (town), WisconsinNiagara is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 924 at the 2000 census. The City of Niagara is located to the north of and adjacent to the town.-Geography:...
Other Canadian locations
- Niagara, Toronto, a neighbourhood of Toronto
- Niagara, British ColumbiaNiagara, British ColumbiaNiagara is a ghost town located in the Boundary Country region of British Columbia. The town is situated near the Granby River....
, a ghost town in the Boundary Region of BC
Ships
- HMS Niagara, a Royal Navy brig captured and renamed the USS Linnet (1814)
- USS NiagaraUSS NiagaraUSS Niagara may refer to:, was a brig launched in 1813, and served as Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie. Sunk for preservation in 1820, she was raised in 1913 and rebuilt as US Brig Niagara for the 100th anniversary of the battle, was a Civil War-era steam frigate...
, any of several ships in the U.S. Navy - RMS NiagaraRMS NiagaraRMS Niagara was an ocean liner launched on 17 August 1912 and owned by the Union Steam Ship Company. She was nicknamed "the Titanic of the Pacific", but after the sinking of the real RMS Titanic this was dropped in favour of "Queen of the Pacific"...
, a New Zealand civilian liner - Niagara (palace steamer)Niagara (palace steamer)The Niagara was a long sidewheel palace steamer launched in 1846. Like the others of its kind, it carried passengers and cargo around the North American Great Lakes. It was owned by the Collingwood Line....
, a steamboat that sank on the Great Lakes in 1856
Entertainment
- Niagara (1953 film)Niagara (1953 film)Niagara is a 1953 thriller-film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, and introducing Marilyn Monroe. Unlike other film noirs of the time, Niagara was shot in Technicolor on location and was one of 20th Century Fox's biggest box-office hits of the year.-Plot:Ray...
, a film noir starring Marilyn Monroe - "Niagara" (The Office)Niagara (The Office)"Niagara" is an hour-long episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office. It is the 4th and 5th episodes in the season's episode count and the 104th and 105th episode of the series overall. The episode was written by executive producer Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling, and was...
, a two-part episode of the American television series The Office - Niagara (artist)Niagara (artist)Niagara is a musician and a painter. She was the lead vocalist of the punk rock bands Destroy All Monsters and Dark Carnival.-Biography:...
, an American singer and artist - Niagara (board game)Niagara (board game)Niagara is a German-style board game designed by Thomas Liesching and published in 2004 by Zoch zum Spielen and Rio Grande Games.- Gameplay :...
- Niagara (band)Niagara (band)Niagara is the name of a French synthpop duo that achieved popularity both in France and Canada from 1986 to 1989. The band, whose was known under the name L'Ombre jaune from 1982 to 1984, was formed in Rennes, France, in 1984, by vocalist Muriel Laporte and keyboardist Daniel Chenevez...
, a French rock band
Other uses
- Niagara (grape)
- NYC NiagaraNYC NiagaraThe New York Central Railroad Niagara was a type of steam locomotive named after the Niagara River and Falls.They were express mixed traffic locomotives with a wheel arrangement of 4-8-4 in the Whyte notation....
a steam locomotive used by the New York Central Railroad - Niagara UniversityNiagara UniversityNiagara University is a Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition, located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. Originally founded by the Congregation of the Mission in 1856 as Our Lady of Angels Seminary, it became Niagara University in 1883. The University is still run by...
in Niagara County, New York - Niagara CollegeNiagara CollegeNiagara College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology within the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. The College has four campuses: the Welland Campus in Welland, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Maid of the Mist Campus in Niagara Falls, home of the Tourism Industry...
in Niagara Region, Ontario - UltraSPARC T1UltraSPARC T1|right|262px|UltraSPARC T1 processorSun Microsystems' UltraSPARC T1 microprocessor, known until its 14 November 2005 announcement by its development codename "Niagara", is a multithreading, multicore CPU...
, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara - UltraSPARC T2UltraSPARC T2Sun Microsystems' UltraSPARC T2 microprocessor is a multithreading, multi-core CPU. It is a member of the SPARC family, and the successor to the UltraSPARC T1. The chip is sometimes referred to by its codename, Niagara 2...
, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara II - SPARC T3, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara 3
- Pobjoy NiagaraPobjoy Niagara|-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9...
, a British aircraft engine - Battle of Lundy's LaneBattle of Lundy's LaneThe Battle of Lundy's Lane was a battle of the Anglo-American War of 1812, which took place on 25 July 1814, in present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario...
(1814), also known as the Battle of Niagara