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Where does the St. Lawrence Seaway begin and end?
Lawrence Seaway is a deep draft waterway extending 3,700 km (2,340 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean to the head of the Great Lakes, in the heart of North America. The St. Lawrence Seaway portion of the System extends from Montreal to mid-Lake Erie.
What is the difference between the St. Lawrence River and the St. Lawrence Seaway?
The St. Lawrence River portion of the seaway is not a continuous canal; rather, it consists of several stretches of navigable channels within the river, a number of locks, and canals along the banks of the St. Lawrence River to bypass several rapids and dams….
| St. Lawrence Seaway | |
|---|---|
| End point | Montreal, Quebec |
How do ships get into Great Lakes?
Ships typically travel in upbound or downbound shipping lanes between ports on the lakes to avoid collisions. If a vessel is downbound, it means that it’s headed out of the Great Lakes toward the Atlantic Ocean. Likewise, if a vessel is upbound, it is headed west from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.
Which Great lake is deepest?
Superior
It contains almost 3,000 cubic miles of water, an amount that could fill all the other Great Lakes plus three additional Lake Eries. With an average depth approaching 500 feet, Superior also is the coldest and deepest (1,332 feet) of the Great Lakes.
Are there whales in the St. Lawrence River?
Between May and October, up to 13 species of cetaceans are found in the salty waters of the St. Lawrence, including blue whales, the largest animals on the planet, and impressive humpbacks, which swim up into the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord near Tadoussac to feed.
Are there Greenland sharks in the St. Lawrence River?
There have been reports of Greenland sharks swimming in the St. Lawrence for many years, with fishermen landing one from time to time. In 2003, a man installing an underwater dock, working with chains, said he saw a big fish swim by.