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The American Falls is one ___MASK82___ three waterfalls that together are known as ___MASK58___ on the Niagara River along the Canada  U . S . border . Unlike the much larger Horseshoe Falls , ___MASK82___ which two - thirds ___MASK82___ the falls is located in ___MASK26___ , Canada , and one - third in the US state ___MASK82___ New York , the American Falls is entirely within the United States and New York . Lake Island is an island on the coast ___MASK82___ the Canadian province ___MASK82___ British ___MASK20___ . It is located between Mathieson Channel and Lady Trutch Passage , and is flanked by Dowager Island ( to the ___MASK6___ ), Lady Douglas Island ( to the west ), and a long finger shaped peninsula ___MASK82___ the Canadian mainland to the east . Ironically , Lake Island is not a lake island , as it is in an inlet ___MASK82___ the Pacific Ocean , and lies only some 6 kilometres from the open sea . Lake ___MASK26___ is one of the five Great Lakes of North America . It is surrounded on the north , west , and southwest by the Canadian province of ___MASK26___ , and on the south and east by the American state of New York , whose water boundaries meet in the middle of the lake . ___MASK26___ , Canada ' s most populous province , was named for the lake . In the Wyandot ( Huron ) language , " ontarío " means  Lake of Shining Waters . Its primary inlet is the Niagara River from Lake Erie . The last in the Great Lakes chain , Lake ___MASK26___ serves as the outlet to the Atlantic Ocean via the St . Lawrence River . A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop or a series ___MASK82___ drops in the course ___MASK82___ a stream or river . Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge ___MASK82___ a tabular iceberg or ice shelf . Terrapin Point ( formerly Terrapin Rocks ) is an observation area located in ___MASK58___ , ___MASK66___ at the northwestern corner of Goat Island , next to the Canadian Horseshoe Falls . It is one of two major observation areas to overlook the falls and lower Niagara Gorge on the ___MASK66___ side , the other being Prospect Point further downriver . Niagara Gorge is an gorge carved by the Niagara ___MASK75___ along the ___MASK59___  US border in ___MASK66___ and ___MASK26___ . It begins at the base of Niagara Falls and ends at the Niagara escarpment near Queenston , ___MASK26___ , where the falls originated about 12 , 500 years ago . Water is a transparent and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent ___MASK82___ Earth ' s streams , ___MASK13___ , and oceans , and the fluids ___MASK82___ most living organisms . Its chemical formula is HO , meaning that its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms , that are connected by covalent bonds . Water strictly refers to the liquid state ___MASK82___ that substance , that prevails at standard ambient temperature and pressure ; but it often refers also to its solid state ( ice ) or its gaseous state ( steam or water vapor ). It also occurs in nature as snow , glaciers , ice packs and icebergs , clouds , fog , dew , aquifers , and atmospheric humidity . The Horseshoe Falls , also known as the Canadian Falls , as ___MASK34___ of it lies in Canada , is part of ___MASK58___ , on the Niagara River . Approximately 90 % of the Niagara River , after diversions for hydropower generation , flows over Horseshoe Falls . The remaining 10 % flows over the American Falls . It is located between Terrapin Point on Goat Island in the US state of ___MASK66___ , and Table Rock on the ___MASK26___ side of the falls . According to official U . S . Geological Survey maps ( see References [ 7 ][ 8 ] below ), approximately two - thirds of Horseshoe Falls is located in ___MASK26___ , Canada with the remaining one - third in ___MASK66___ , United States . ___MASK59___ ( French : ) is a country in the ___MASK12___ half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK59___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK59___ is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is ___MASK90___ , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , ___MASK24___ , Edmonton , ___MASK45___ City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . ___MASK58___ is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States ; more specifically , between the province of ___MASK26___ and the state of New York . They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge . Lake ___MASK18___ is the fourth - largest lake ( by surface area ) ___MASK82___ the five Great ___MASK13___ in North America , and the thirteenth - largest globally if measured in terms ___MASK82___ surface area . It is the southernmost , shallowest , and smallest by volume ___MASK82___ the Great ___MASK13___ and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time . At its deepest point Lake ___MASK18___ is deep . Lake ___MASK18___ ' s northern shore is bounded by the Canadian province ___MASK82___ ___MASK26___ , with the U . S . states ___MASK82___ Ohio , Pennsylvania , and New York on its southern and easternmost shores and Michigan on the west . These jurisdictions divide the surface area ___MASK82___ the lake by water boundaries . The lake was named by the ___MASK18___ people , a Native Americans people who lived along its southern shore . That Iroquoian tribe called it "" Erige "" "(" cat ")" because ___MASK82___ its unpredictable and sometimes violently dangerous nature . It is a matter ___MASK82___ conjecture whether the lake was named after the tribe , or if the tribe was called "" ___MASK18___ "" because ___MASK82___ its proximity to the lake . A continent is one ___MASK82___ several very large landmasses on Earth . Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria , up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents . Ordered from largest in size to smallest , they are : Asia , Africa , North America , South America , Antarctica , ___MASK69___ , and ___MASK50___ . In geology , areas ___MASK82___ continental crust include regions covered with water . George Rippey Stewart ( May 31 , 1895  August 22 , 1980 ) was an American historian , toponymist , novelist , and a professor ___MASK82___ English at the ___MASK15___ ___MASK82___ California , Berkeley . His 1959 book " Pickett ' s Charge ", a detailed history ___MASK82___ the final attack at Gettysburg , was called " essential for an understanding ___MASK82___ the ___MASK79___ ___MASK82___ Gettysburg ". His 1949 post - apocalyptic novel " Earth Abides " won the first International Fantasy Award in 1951 . State or provincial parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub - national level within those nations which use " state " or " province " as a political subdivision . State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account ___MASK82___ its natural beauty , historic interest , or recreational potential . There are state parks under the administration ___MASK82___ the government ___MASK82___ each U . S . state , and ___MASK82___ some the Mexican states . The term is also used in the Australian state ___MASK82___ ___MASK32___ . The Canadian equivalent term is provincial park . Similar systems ___MASK82___ local government maintained parks exist in other countries , but the terminology varies . The Niagara ___MASK75___ is a ___MASK75___ that flows ___MASK56___ from Lake Erie to Lake ___MASK26___ . It forms part of the border between the province of ___MASK26___ in Canada ( on the west ) and the state of New York in the United States ( on the east ). There are differing theories as to the origin of the ___MASK75___ ' s name . According to Iroquoian scholar Bruce Trigger , " Niagara " is derived from the name given to a branch of the locally residing native Neutral Confederacy , who are described as being called the " Niagagarega " people on several late - 17th - century French maps of the area . According to George R . Stewart , it comes from the name of an Iroquois town called " Ongniaahra ", meaning " point of land cut in two ". A cay ( or ), also spelled caye or key , is a small , low - elevation , sandy island on the surface ___MASK82___ a coral reef . Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific , Atlantic and ___MASK61___ Oceans ( including in the ___MASK25___ and on the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef ). ___MASK26___ , one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada , is located in east - central Canada . It is Canada ' s most populous province by a large margin , accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians , and is the second - largest province in total area . ___MASK26___ is fourth - largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included . It is home to the nation ' s capital city , Ottawa , and the nation ' s most populous city , Toronto . Goat Island ( previously called Iris Island ) is a small island in the Niagara ___MASK75___ , located in the middle ___MASK82___ ___MASK58___ between the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls . The island is at the ___MASK70___ corner ___MASK82___ the City ___MASK82___ ___MASK58___ ( and ___MASK82___ Niagara County ) , ___MASK66___ , in the United States and is part ___MASK82___ ___MASK58___ State Park . Goat Island has no residents , but is a popular destination for tourists visiting the falls on the U . S . side ; it offers some ___MASK82___ the most spectacular views available there , in particular at Terrapin Point . Goat Island is connected to the U . S . mainland by two bridges carrying foot , car , and trackless train traffic , and to the smaller Luna Island ( adjacent to the American Falls ) by a pedestrian bridge . Goat island is largely wooded and is interlaced with foot trails . The Cave ___MASK82___ the Winds tour elevator provides access down to the foot ___MASK82___ the falls . An archipelago , sometimes called an island group or island chain , is a chain , cluster or collection ___MASK82___ islands . The word " archipelago " is derived from the Greek "  -  arkhi -" (" chief ") and "   pélagos " (" sea ") through the Italian " arcipelago ". In Italian , possibly following a tradition ___MASK82___ antiquity , the Archipelago ( from medieval Greek "*  " and Latin " archipelagus ") was the proper name for the Aegean Sea and , later , usage shifted to refer to the Aegean Islands ( since the sea is remarkable for its large number ___MASK82___ islands ). It is now used to refer to any island group or , sometimes , to a sea containing a small number ___MASK82___ scattered islands . An islet is a very small island . Types . As suggested by its origin as " islette ", an Old French diminutive ___MASK82___ " isle ", use ___MASK82___ the term implies small size , but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability . The ___MASK10___ , officially the Republic of the ___MASK10___ , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about 7 , 641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the ___MASK10___ is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South ___MASK86___ Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the ___MASK10___ shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . ___MASK58___ State Park is located in the City of ___MASK58___ in Niagara County , ___MASK66___ . The park , recognized as the oldest state park in the United States , contains the American Falls , the Bridal Veil Falls , and a portion of the Canadian Falls , also known as the Horseshoe Falls . ___MASK28___ Graham Trigger , ( June 18 , 1937  December 1 , 2006 ) was a Canadian archaeologist , anthropologist , and ethnohistorian . An island or isle is any piece ___MASK82___ sub - continental land that is surrounded by water . Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets , skerries , cays or keys . An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait , and a small island off the coast may be called a holm . A grouping ___MASK82___ geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago , e . g . the ___MASK10___ .