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The ___MASK29___ ( Algonquin : " Kitchissippi "), is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec . For most of its length , it defines the border between these two provinces . It is a major tributary of the St . Lawrence River . Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta . Edmonton is on the ___MASK23___ and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region , which is surrounded by Alberta ' s central region . The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry ( MNRF ) is a government ministry of the Canadian province of Ontario that is responsible for Ontario  s provincial parks , forests , fisheries , wildlife , mineral aggregates and the Crown lands and waters that make up 87 per cent of the province . Its offices are divided into Northwestern , Northeastern and Southern Ontario regions with the ___MASK94___ headquarters in Peterborough , Ontario . ___MASK35___ ( French : " Baie Georgienne ") is a large bay of ___MASK17___ , located entirely within Ontario , Canada . The main body of the bay lies east of the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island . To its northwest is the North Channel . Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta . It is situated at the confluence of the ___MASK59___ and the Elbow River in the south of the province , in an area of foothills and prairie , about east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies . In the 2011 census , the City of Calgary had a population of 1 , 096 , 833 and a metropolitan population of 1 , 214 , 839 , making it the largest city in Alberta , and the third - largest municipality and fifth - largest census metropolitan area ( CMA ) in Canada . Ottawa is the capital city of Canada . It stands on the south bank of the ___MASK29___ in the eastern portion of southern Ontario . Ottawa borders Gatineau , Quebec ; the two form the core of the Ottawa  Gatineau 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 Ottawa reported that the city had an estimated population of 960 , 754 as of December 2015 . Northern Ontario is a primary geographic and administrative region of the Canadian province of Ontario ; the other primary region being Southern Ontario . The geographic region lies north of ___MASK17___ ( including Georgian Bay ), the French River , Lake Nipissing , and the Mattawa River , while the administrative region has several boundaries further south that vary according to federal and provincial government policies and requirements , such as a part of Nipissing District that lies south of the Mattawa River . Canada ( French : ) is a country in the northern half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the ___MASK15___ , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . Canada ' 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 . Canada 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 Ottawa , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . The Mattawa River is a river in central Ontario , Canada . It flows east from Trout Lake east of North Bay and enters the ___MASK29___ at the town of Mattawa . Counting from the head of Trout Lake , it is 76 km in length . The river ' s name comes from the Algonquin word for " meeting of waterways ". Manitoulin Island ( originally Ekaentouton ) is a Canadian lake island in ___MASK17___ , in the province of Ontario . It is the largest freshwater lake island in the world . In addition to the historic Anishinaabe and European settlement of the island , archeological discoveries at Sheguiandah have demonstrated Paleo - Indian and Archaic cultures dating from 10 , 000 BC to 2000 BC . Ontario , 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 . Ontario 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 . The Bruce Peninsula is a peninsula in Ontario , Canada , that lies between ___MASK35___ and the ___MASK94___ basin of ___MASK17___ . The peninsula extends roughly northwestwards from the rest of Southern Ontario , pointing towards Manitoulin Island , with which it forms the widest strait joining ___MASK35___ to the rest of ___MASK17___ . The Bruce Peninsula contains part of the geological formation known as the Niagara Escarpment . An island or ___MASK50___ is any piece of 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 of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago , e . g . the Philippines . Mean ___MASK83___ level ( MSL ) ( abbreviated simply ___MASK83___ level ) is an average level of the surface of one or more of Earth ' s oceans from which heights such as elevations may be measured . MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised geodetic reference pointthat is used , for example , as a chart datum in cartography and marine navigation , or , in aviation , as the standard ___MASK83___ level at which atmospheric pressure is measured in order to calibrate altitude and , consequently , aircraft flight levels . A common and relatively straightforward mean ___MASK83___ - level standard is the midpoint between a mean low and mean high tide at a particular location . ___MASK17___ is one of the five Great Lakes of North America . Hydrologically , it comprises the easterly portion of Lake Michigan  Huron , having the same surface elevation as its westerly counterpart , to which it is connected by the , Straits of Mackinac . It is shared on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States . The name of the lake is derived from early French explorers who named it for the Huron people inhabiting the region . The Huronian glaciation was named due to evidence collected from ___MASK17___ region . The northern parts of the lake include the North Channel and Georgian Bay . The main inlet is the St . Marys River and the main outlet is the St . Clair . ___MASK19___ is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario . It has a surface area of , a mean elevation of above ___MASK83___ level , and is located between the ___MASK29___ and ___MASK35___ . Excluding the Great Lakes , ___MASK19___ is the third - largest lake in Ontario . It is relatively shallow for a large lake , with an average depth of only . The shallowness of the lake makes for many sandbars along the lake ' s irregular shoreline . The lake has many islands most of which are protected under the Protection of Significant Wetlands scheme , controlled by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry . Southern Ontario is a primary region of the province of Ontario , Canada , the other primary region being Northern Ontario . It is the most densely populated and southernmost region in Canada . Situated south of Algonquin Park , it covers between 14 and 15 % of the province , depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts . The region is home to one - third of Canada ' s population . The ___MASK34___ ( French : '' Rivière des Français '' ) is a river in Central Ontario , Canada . It flows 110 kilometres ( 68 mi ) from ___MASK19___ west to ___MASK35___ . The river largely follows the boundary between the Parry Sound District and the Sudbury District , and in most contexts is considered the dividing line between Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario . The ___MASK34___ was designated a Canadian Heritage River in 1986 . The Great Lakes ( also called the Laurentian Great Lakes , or the Great Lakes of North America ) are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located primarily in the upper mid - east region of North America , on the Canada  United States border , which connect to the ___MASK89___ through the Saint Lawrence River . Consisting of Lakes Superior , Michigan , Huron ( or Michigan  Huron ), Erie , and Ontario , they form the largest group of freshwater lakes 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 Lakes have also long been referred to as " inland seas ". Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world by area , and Lake Michigan is the largest lake that is entirely within one country . The southern half of the Great Lakes is bordered by the Great Lakes Megalopolis .