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The ___MASK78___  ___MASK9___ Tunnel ( French : Tunnel ___MASK78___ - ___MASK9___ ) is a highway tunnel connecting ___MASK78___ , ___MASK19___ , in the United States , with ___MASK9___ , Ontario , in Canada . It is the second busiest crossing between the United States and Canada . The Ambassador Bridge ( officially the Ambassador International Bridge ) is a suspension bridge that connects ___MASK78___ , ___MASK19___ , in the United States , with Windsor , Ontario , Canada . It is the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume : more than 25 % of all merchandise trade between the United States and Canada crosses the toll bridge . A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 150 , 000 jobs in the region and US $ 13 billion in annual production depend on the ___MASK78___  Windsor international border crossing . ___MASK98___ , one ___MASK20___ the 13 provinces and territories ___MASK20___ Canada , is located in ___MASK3___ - central Canada . It is Canada ' s ___MASK65___ populous province by a large margin , accounting for nearly 40 percent ___MASK20___ all Canadians , and is the second - largest province in total area . ___MASK98___ is fourth - largest in total area when the territories ___MASK20___ the ___MASK5___ Territories and Nunavut are included . It is home to the nation ' s capital city , Ottawa , and the nation ' s ___MASK65___ populous city , Toronto . A ___MASK86___ is a natural flowing watercourse , usually ___MASK64___ , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another ___MASK86___ . In some cases a ___MASK86___ flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water . Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream , creek , brook , rivulet , and rill . There are no official definitions for the generic term ___MASK86___ as applied to geographic features , although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size . Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location ; examples are " run " in some parts of the United States , " burn " in Scotland and northeast England , and " beck " in northern England . Sometimes a ___MASK86___ is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . A strait is a naturally formed , narrow , typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies ___MASK20___ water . ___MASK65___ commonly it is a channel ___MASK20___ water that lies between two land masses . Some straits are not navigable , for example because they are too shallow , or because ___MASK20___ an unnavigable reef or archipelago . ___MASK78___ is the ___MASK65___ populous city in the U . S . state of ___MASK19___ , the fourth - largest city in the Midwest and the largest city on the United States  Canada border . It is the seat of Wayne County , the ___MASK65___ populous county in the state . The ___MASK78___ River flows for from Lake St . Clair to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great ___MASK58___ system and forms part of the border between Canada and the United States . The river divides the metropolitan areas of ___MASK78___ , ___MASK19___ and Windsor , Ontario - an area referred to as ___MASK78___  Windsor . The two cities are connected by the Ambassador Bridge , the ___MASK78___  Windsor Tunnel and the ___MASK19___ Central Railway Tunnel . ___MASK26___ ( from Inuktitut :  ) is the newest , largest , northernmost , and least populous territory of Canada . It was separated officially from the ___MASK5___ Territories on April 1 , 1999 , via the ___MASK26___ Act and the ___MASK26___ Land Claims Agreement Act , though the boundaries had been contemplatively drawn in 1993 . The creation of ___MASK26___ resulted in the first major change to Canada ' s political map since the incorporation of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1949 . The ___MASK19___ Central Railway Tunnel is a railroad tunnel under the Detroit River connecting Detroit , ___MASK19___ , in the United States with Windsor , Ontario , in Canada . The US entrance is south of Porter and Vermont streets near Rosa Parks Boulevard . The Canadian entrance is south of Wyandotte Street West between Cameron and Wellington Avenues . It was built by the Detroit River Tunnel Company for the Canada Southern Railway , leased by the ___MASK19___ Central Railroad and owned by the New York Central Railroad . The tunnel opened in 1910 and is still in use today by the Canadian Pacific Railway . On the Detroit side , the area around the tunnel is off limits to the general public and is routinely patrolled by officers and agents of the US Department of Homeland Security , Canadian Pacific Police Service , CN Police , Detroit Police Department , and the security elements of the bridge company . The Great ___MASK58___ ( also called the Laurentian Great ___MASK58___ , or the Great ___MASK58___ of North America ) are a series of interconnected freshwater ___MASK58___ located primarily in the upper mid - east region of North America , on the Canada  United States border , which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River . Consisting of ___MASK58___ Superior , ___MASK19___ , Huron ( or ___MASK19___  Huron ), Erie , and Ontario , they form the largest group of freshwater ___MASK58___ on Earth , containing 21 % of the world ' s surface fresh water by volume . The total surface is , and the total volume ( measured at the low water datum ) is . Due to their sea - like characteristics ( rolling waves , sustained winds , strong currents , great depths , and distant horizons ) the five Great ___MASK58___ have also long been referred to as " inland seas ". Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world by area , and Lake ___MASK19___ is the largest lake that is entirely within one country . The southern half of the Great ___MASK58___ is bordered by the Great ___MASK58___ Megalopolis . National Wildlife Refuge System is a designation for certain protected areas ___MASK20___ the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service . The National Wildlife Refuge System is the system ___MASK20___ public lands and waters set aside to conserve America ' s fish , wildlife and plants . Since President ___MASK82___ Roosevelt designated Florida ' s Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge as the first wildlife refuge in 1903 , the System has grown to over 562 national wildlife refuges and 38 wetland management districts encompassing more than . ___MASK19___ is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States . The name ___MASK19___ is the French form of the Ojibwa word " mishigamaa ", meaning " large water " or " large lake ". ___MASK19___ is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States , with the 11th most extensive total area ( the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River ). Its capital is Lansing , and its largest city is Detroit . The Canadian Wildlife Service or CWS ( French : Service canadien de la faune , is a Branch ___MASK20___ the Department ___MASK20___ the Environment , also known as Environment and Climate Change Canada , a department ___MASK20___ the Government ___MASK20___ Canada . November 1 , 2012 marked the 65th anniversary ___MASK20___ the founding ___MASK20___ Service ( originally known as the Dominion Wildlife Service ). Grassy Island is a small , uninhabited 72 - acre ( 29 ha ) American island in the ___MASK78___ River . It is located just north of Grosse Ile and west of Fighting Island , about 600 feet ( 180 m ) west of the Canada -- United States border . The island is part of the city of Wyandotte , in Wayne County . The island is part of the ___MASK78___ River International Wildlife Refuge . Grassy Island should not be confused with Grass Island , which is an island of Ontario on the exact opposite side of the ___MASK78___ River . Grassy Island was first charted by French explorers in 1796 as Ile Marecageuse ( Marshy Island ) . At the ___MASK18___ , the island ' s size was only six acres ( 2 . 4 ha ) , and the whole length of the ___MASK78___ River was a prominent coastal marshland . During the nineteenth century , the island was primarily used as a fishery and later was home to the Grassy Island Light . From around 1960 -- 1982 , the island served as a disposal facility for millions of cubic meters of toxic soil dredged from the nearby River Rouge , and the island ' s size was increased dramatically . Because of that , the island remains heavily contaminated today . ___MASK22___ is the ___MASK65___ populous city in Canada , the provincial capital of Ontario , and the centre of the Greater ___MASK22___ Area , the ___MASK65___ populous metropolitan area in Canada . Growing in population , the 2011 census recorded a population of 2 , 615 , 060 . As of 2015 , the population is now estimated at 2 , 826 , 498 , making ___MASK22___ the fourth - largest city in North America based on the population within its city limits . ___MASK22___ trails only ___MASK84___ City , ___MASK70___ City , and Los Angeles by this measure , while it is the fifth - largest ( behind also Chicago ) if ranked by the size of its metropolitan area . An established global city , ___MASK22___ is an international centre of business , finance , arts , and culture , and widely recognized as one of the ___MASK65___ multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world . ___MASK54___ ' s geography is divided into administrative divisions known as provinces and territories that are responsible for delivery ___MASK20___ sub - national governance . When ___MASK54___ was formed in 1867 , three provinces ___MASK20___ British North America  ___MASK91___ , Nova Scotia and the Province ___MASK20___ ___MASK54___ ( which , on the formation ___MASK20___ ___MASK54___ , was divided into Ontario and ___MASK76___ )  were united to form a federated colony , which eventually became a sovereign nation in the next century . Over its history , ___MASK54___ ' s international borders have changed several times , and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories . The ten provinces are Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , ___MASK91___ , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward Island , ___MASK76___ , and Saskatchewan . Several ___MASK20___ the provinces were former British colonies , ___MASK76___ was originally a French colony , while others were added as ___MASK54___ grew . The three territories are Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon , which govern the rest ___MASK20___ the area ___MASK20___ the former British North America . Together , the provinces and territories make up the world ' s second - largest country by area . The ___MASK5___ Territories ( also known as NWT ; French : " les Territoires du Nord - Ouest ", " TNO "; Athabaskan languages : " Denendeh "; Inuinnaqtun : " Nunatsiaq "; Inuktitut :  ) is a territory of Canada . At a land area of approximately and a 2011 population of 41 , 462 , it is the second largest and most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada . Its estimated population as of 2016 is 44 , 291 . Yellowknife became the territorial capital in 1967 , following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission . ___MASK54___ ( French : ) is a country in the ___MASK74___ 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 . ___MASK54___ ' 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 . ___MASK54___ 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 ___MASK61___ , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , ___MASK14___ , Edmonton , ___MASK76___ City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . The ___MASK78___ River International Wildlife Refuge is the only international wildlife refuge in North America . It was established in 2001 and is managed jointly by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service . It is situated in the heart of a major metropolitan area . ___MASK78___ River International Wildlife Refuge is one of over 540 National Wildlife Refuges managed by the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service within the Department of the Interior . It occupies 7 . 88 square miles ( 20 . 42 km ) of scattered property but has drawn boundaries for further expansion . ___MASK39___ America is a continent entirely within the ___MASK74___ Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere . It can also be considered a ___MASK74___ subcontinent of the Americas . It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean , to the ___MASK3___ by the Atlantic Ocean , to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean , and to the southeast by South America and the ___MASK23___ Sea . The United States Fish and Wildlife Service ( USFWS or FWS ) is an agency ___MASK20___ the federal government within the U . S . Department ___MASK20___ the Interior which is dedicated to the management ___MASK20___ fish , wildlife , and natural habitats . The ___MASK79___ ___MASK20___ the agency is " working with others to conserve , protect , and enhance fish , wildlife , plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit ___MASK20___ the American people ." The ___MASK78___  ___MASK9___ region is an international transborder agglomeration comprising the American city of ___MASK78___ , ___MASK19___ , the Canadian city of ___MASK9___ , Ontario , and the ___MASK78___ River between them . The ___MASK78___  ___MASK9___ area acts as a critical commercial link straddling the Canada  United States border and has a total population of about 5 , 700 , 000 . It is North America ' s largest cross - border conurbation . Lake ___MASK1___ is the fourth - largest lake ( by surface area ) ___MASK20___ the five Great ___MASK58___ in North America , and the thirteenth - largest globally if measured in terms ___MASK20___ surface area . It is the southernmost , shallowest , and smallest by volume ___MASK20___ the Great ___MASK58___ and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time . At its deepest point Lake ___MASK1___ is deep . Lake ___MASK1___ ' s northern shore is bounded by the Canadian province ___MASK20___ Ontario , with the U . S . states ___MASK20___ Ohio , Pennsylvania , and New York on its southern and easternmost shores and ___MASK19___ on the west . These jurisdictions divide the surface area ___MASK20___ the lake by water boundaries . The lake was named by the ___MASK1___ people , a Native Americans people who lived along its southern shore . That Iroquoian tribe called it "" Erige "" "(" cat ")" because ___MASK20___ its unpredictable and sometimes violently dangerous nature . It is a matter ___MASK20___ conjecture whether the lake was named after the tribe , or if the tribe was called "" ___MASK1___ "" because ___MASK20___ its proximity to the lake . ___MASK13___ is a city in Wayne County in the U . S . state of ___MASK19___ . The population was 25 , 883 at the 2010 census , a decrease of 7 . 6 % from 2000 . ___MASK13___ is located in southeastern ___MASK19___ , approximately south of Detroit on the Detroit River , and is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver . ___MASK13___ is bounded by Southgate ( west ), Lincoln Park ( northwest ), Riverview ( south ), Ecorse ( north ) and Lasalle ( east ). Fighting Island is a island in the ___MASK78___ River , and is the largest Canadian island in the river . It is part of the town of LaSalle , Ontario , Canada , opposite Wyandotte , ___MASK19___ and downriver from ___MASK78___ , ___MASK19___ and Windsor , Ontario . ___MASK9___ is a city in Ontario and the southernmost city in Canada . It is located on the southern shore of the Detroit River , directly across the river from Detroit , ___MASK19___ . ___MASK9___ is a major contributor to Canada ' s automotive industry and has a storied history and diverse culture . ___MASK61___ is the capital city of Canada . It stands on the south bank of the ___MASK61___ River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario . ___MASK61___ borders ___MASK30___ , ___MASK76___ ; the two form the core of the ___MASK61___  ___MASK30___ census metropolitan area ( CMA ) and the National Capital Region ( NCR ). The 2011 census reported a population of 883 , 391 , making it the fourth - largest city in Canada ; and 1 , 236 , 324 within the CMA , making it the fourth - largest CMA in Canada . The City of ___MASK61___ reported that the city had an estimated population of 960 , 754 as of December 2015 . Lake St . Clair is a ___MASK64___ lake that lies between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U . S . state of ___MASK19___ . It was named after Clare of Assisi , on whose feast day it was navigated and christened by French Catholic explorers in 1679 . It is part of the Great Lakes system , and along with the St . Clair River and Detroit River , Lake St . Clair connects Lake Huron ( to its north ) with Lake Erie ( to its south ). It has a total surface area of about and average depth of just ; to ensure an uninterrupted waterway , government agencies on both sides of the lake have maintained a deep shipping channel through the shallow lake for well over a century .