Hamilton Harbour (Ont.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
המילטון הארבור (אונטריו)
Name (Latin)
Hamilton Harbour (Ont.)
Other forms of name
Burlington Bay (Ont.)
Coordinates
-79.835 -79.835 43.29 43.29 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Bays Ontario
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q4999203
Library of congress: sh 97004807
Sources of Information
  • Gebauer, M.B. Historical review of water bird populations ... associated with Burlington Bay, Lake Ontario, 1857-1990, c1993:p. 7 ("Burlington Bay lies on the western end of Lake Ontario between the cities of Hamilton to the south and Burlington to the north. It consists of a large, deep water, outer basin called Hamilton Harbour, a shallow, artificially created basin at the southeast end called Windermere Basin, and a shallow marsh at the western end called Cootes Paradise ... Hamilton Harbour has an area of 2150 ha, a mean depth of 13 m. and a maximum depth of 26 m.")
  • Lippincott(Hamilton, city, S. Ont., on Hamilton Harbour, at head of L. Ontario ... Hamilton Harbour (5 mi. long, 4 mi. wide at mouth, formerly called Burlington Bay))
  • Canada's official geographical names Web site, 14 June 1997(Hamilton Harbour, Ont., bay, 43⁰17ʹ00ʺN, 79⁰50ʹ00ʺW; no entry for Burlington Bay)
  • LC database, 16 June 1997(Hamilton Harbour; hdg.: Hamilton Harbour (Ontario))