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Geography


Niagara Falls and nearby places


In both the United States and Canada

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Niagara Falls Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the Canada–United States border, border between the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York (s ...
, the famous waterfalls in the Niagara River *
Niagara River The Niagara River ( ) flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, forming part of the border between Ontario, Canada, to the west, and New York, United States, to the east. The origin of the river's name is debated. Iroquoian scholar Bruce T ...
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Niagara Escarpment The Niagara Escarpment is an approximately discontinuous, arc-shaped but generally northward-facing escarpment, or cuesta, in Canada and the United States. The escarpment begins south of Lake Ontario and circumscribes the top of the Great Lake ...
, the cliff over which the river forms the falls * Niagara Whirlpool, a natural whirlpool downstream from the falls *
Niagara Gorge Niagara Gorge is an long canyon carved by the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border, between the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. It begins at the ...
, formed by the recession of the falls


United States

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Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls is a City (New York), city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagar ...
, the U.S. city adjacent to the falls *
Niagara County, New York Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word ''Onguiaahra''; meaning ''the strait'' or ''thunder of ...
** Niagara Falls State Park, the oldest state park in the US ** Niagara Escarpment AVA, New York wine region *
Niagara, New York Niagara is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 7,903. The town is named after the famous waterfall Niagara Falls. The Town of Niagara is in the southwestern porti ...
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Fort Niagara Fort Niagara, also known as Old Fort Niagara, is a fortification originally built by New France to protect its interests in North America, specifically control of access between the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, the easternmost of the Great L ...
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Niagara Frontier The Niagara Frontier refers to the stretch of land in the United States that is south of Lake Ontario and north of Lake Erie, and extends westward to Cleveland, Ohio. The term dates to the War of 1812, when the northern border was in contention b ...
, a region south of Lakes Ontario and Erie *
Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area The Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area, designated by the United States Census Bureau, encompassing two counties - Erie and Niagara - in the state of New York. It is the second-largest metropolit ...
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Buffalo Niagara Region The Buffalo Niagara Region is an economic region that is part of the Great Lakes region of North America, comprising much of Western New York in the United States. The Regional Institute of the University at Buffalo has defined the region as inc ...
, an economic region


Canada

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Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada, adjacent to, and named after, Niagara Falls. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, the city had a population of 94,415. The city is located on the Niagara Peninsula along the western bank of the ...
, the Canadian city adjacent to the falls *
Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York (state), New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the R ...
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Niagara Peninsula The Niagara Peninsula is an area of land lying between the southwestern shore of Lake Ontario and the northeastern shore of Lake Erie, in Ontario, Canada. Technically an isthmus rather than a peninsula, it stretches from the Niagara River in the ...
, between Lakes Ontario and Erie *
Niagara (federal electoral district) Niagara was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1883. It is sometimes also considered one of Ontario's historic counties, as it was listed in so ...
, a 19th-century federal House of Commons district and historic county * Niagara (provincial electoral district) *
Regional Municipality of Niagara The Regional Municipality of Niagara, also colloquially known as the Niagara Region or Region of Niagara, is a regional municipality in southern Ontario, Canada, which occupies most of the Niagara Peninsula. As of 2024, the region had an estimate ...
* Diocese of Niagara


Other locations


Australia

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Niagara, Western Australia Niagara is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the ...
, an abandoned town in the goldfields


Canada

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Niagara, British Columbia Niagara is on the west side of the Granby River, near the junction with Fisherman Creek, in the Boundary Country region of south central British Columbia. The small community is about north of Grand Forks on North Fork Rd. Prosperity In 1898, a ...
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Niagara, Toronto Niagara is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located south of Queen Street West; it is usually bordered by Strachan Avenue to the west, Bathurst Street to the east, and the railway corridor to the south, and so named because Niagara St ...
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Niagara Peak Niagara Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains System, in southwestern Colorado. The thirteener is located northeast by east ( bearing 53°) of the Town of Silverton, on the Continental Divi ...
, a mountain * Mitchell Lake/Niagara Park, the original name of
Cariboo Mountains Provincial Park Cariboo Mountains Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the ...


United States

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Niagara, Kentucky Niagara is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States. The country singer Grandpa Jones Louis Marshall Jones (October 20, 1913 – February 19, 1998), known professionally as Grandpa Jones, was an American b ...
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Niagara, North Dakota Niagara is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the " Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or " Greater Grand Forks". The population was 46 at the 2020 census. Niagara was founded in 1883. Ge ...
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Niagara, Oregon Niagara is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is the site of the historic Niagara County Park, the first park to be created by the Marion County Park and Recreation Commission. The park consists of a hist ...
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Niagara, Wisconsin Niagara is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,602 at the 2020 census.United States Census Bureau, 2020 Results, Niagara city, Wisconsin https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q ...
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Niagara (town), Wisconsin Niagara 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 According to the United States Census Bureau, the tow ...


Arts and entertainment

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Niagara (painter and singer) Niagara, born Lynn Rovner in Detroit, Michigan in 1955, is a painter and musician. She was the lead vocalist of the proto-punk rock bands Destroy All Monsters (DAM) and Dark Carnival. Her painting derives principally from the Lowbrow art moveme ...
(fl. from 1974), an American punk singer and painter * ''Niagara'' (album) by Red Aim, 2003 * Niagara (band), a French rock band * ''Niagara'' (board game) * ''Niagara'' (1953 film), a film noir starring Marilyn Monroe * Niagara (2022 film), a Canadian comedy-drama film * '' Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic'', a 1986 IMAX film * "Niagara" (''The Office''), an episode of the TV series * ''Niagara'' (Frederic Edwin Church), an 1857 painting * "Niagara", a song by Sara Evans from the album ''
Restless Restless or The Restless may refer to: Film and television * ''Restless'' (1998 film), a Chinese-American romance film * ''Restless'' (2000 film), a Finnish romantic film * ''The Restless'' (2006 film), a South Korean fantasy film * ''Restless'' ...
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Ships

* ''Niagara'' (ship), the name of several ships * ''Niagara'' (tug), that sank on Lake Superior in 1904 * ''Niagara'' (yacht) a 65-foot sloop built in 1895 * , a Great Lakes steamboat * , built in 1814 as ''Niagara'' * , earlier known as HMS ''Royal George'', a British 20-gun wooden sloop * USS ''Niagara'', the name of several ships of the U.S. Navy


Other uses

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Niagara (grape) Niagara grapes are a variety of the North American grape species ''Vitis labrusca'' (botanical family Vitaceae) and are used as table grapes and for wines, as well as jams and juice. Niagara is the leading green grape grown in the United States ...
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Niagara College The Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology (frequently shortened to Niagara College and branded as Niagara College Canada) is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology partnered with the private Toronto School of Management withi ...
in Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada *
Niagara University Niagara University (NU) is a private Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition in the census-designated place Niagara University, New York, in the town of Lewiston near Niagara Falls. It is run by the Congregation of the Mission and ...
in Niagara County, New York, U.S. * New York Central Niagara a steam locomotive * The Niagara, a historic hotel in Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. * Niagara Bottling, a bottling company.


See also

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Nagara (disambiguation) Nagara may refer to: Places * Nagara (ancient city), an ancient city in Afghanistan * Nagara, Karnataka, India * Nagara, Chiba, a town in Japan * Nagara River, a river in Japan * La Nagara, Golf Course located in Vancouver, Canada. Home of ...
* Niagara Falls (disambiguation) *
Battle of Niagara (disambiguation) The Battle of Niagara may refer to: * Fort Niagara, a fort used in the American Revolutionary War, the Seven Years' War, and the War of 1812. * The Battle of Fort Niagara of the Seven Years' War, taking place in July 1759. * The Capture of Fort Nia ...
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Bushkill Falls Bushkill Falls is a series of eight privately owned waterfalls, the tallest of which cascades over , located in Lehman Township, Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains. Water of the Little Bush Kill and Pond Run Creek descends the mountain, towar ...
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Niagara, Niagara ''Niagara, Niagara'' is a 1997 film directed by Bob Gosse, and starring Henry Thomas, Robin Tunney, as well as Michael Parks, John Ventimiglia and Stephen Lang. The film is a dark and tragic romantic tale about young love, drugs, a cross count ...
'', a 1997 film {{disambiguation, geo