Lake Ontario - Fort Oswego, Oswego, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 43° 28.033 W 076° 30.448
18T E 378063 N 4813804
"Ontario, or 'beautiful great lake' derives its name from the Iroquois / Haudenosaunee first nation which inhabited the area around the lake until about 1700. "
Waymark Code: WMRN1M
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tmob
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"The lake basin was carved out of soft, weak Silurian-age rocks by the Wisconsin ice sheet during the last ice age. The action of the ice occurred along the pre-glacial Ontarian River valley which had approximately the same orientation as today's basin."
Lake Type: Glacial lake

Coordinates location: This is the view from the grounds of Fort Oswego

Max. Length: 193 miles

Max. Width: 53 statute miles

Max. Depth: 802 ft

Surface area: 7,340 sq miles

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Parking / trail head: Not Listed
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