Niagara Escarpment

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The Niagara Escarpment is a long, steep limestone and dolostone ridge in North America best known for creating the dramatic drop over which the Niagara River flows at Niagara Falls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment
geological formation
landform
contains caves
karst features
waterfalls
continent North America
country Canada
United States
ecosystemType cliff and talus habitats
mixed forest
erosionProcess differential erosion
formedBy sedimentation of marine organisms in an ancient tropical sea
formsFeature Bruce Peninsula
Manitoulin Island cliffs
Niagara Falls
geologicalPeriod Ordovician
linked to: Ordovician Period

Silurian
geologicalProvince Michigan Basin
hasConservationDesignation Niagara Escarpment Plan Area (Ontario)
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
hasTrail Bruce Trail
hasUse conservation area
recreation area
highestPoint near Blue Mountain, Ontario
length over 1000 kilometers
nearBodyOfWater Georgian Bay
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
notableCityNearby Hamilton, Ontario
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, Ontario
notableFor forming the cliff over which the Niagara River flows at Niagara Falls
orientation generally northeast–southwest
partOf Great Lakes Basin
passesThrough Illinois
Michigan
New York
Ontario
Wisconsin
provinceOrStateWithMajorExtent Ontario
rockType dolostone
limestone
separates higher land of the Niagara Peninsula from the Lake Ontario plain
underlies Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, Ontario
UNESCOBiosphereReserveName Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
UNESCODesignationYear 1990
UNESCOStatus World Biosphere Reserve
linked to: Biosphere Reserve

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Hamilton hasGeographicalFeature Niagara Escarpment
Bruce Peninsula National Park partOf Niagara Escarpment region
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Royal Botanical Gardens near Niagara Escarpment
Blue Mountain Resort locatedOn Niagara Escarpment
Bruce Peninsula partOf Niagara Escarpment
Georgian Bay borderedBy Niagara Escarpment
Milton, Ontario locatedOn Niagara Escarpment
Burlington, Ontario locatedNear Niagara Escarpment
Burlington, Ontario locatedInEcologicalRegion Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Welland Canal followsAlong Niagara Escarpment
Hamilton, Ontario near Niagara Escarpment
subject linked to: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario traversedBy Niagara Escarpment
subject linked to: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credit River crosses Niagara Escarpment
Niagara River partOf Niagara Escarpment region
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Niagara Escarpment UNESCOBiosphereReserveName Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Niagara Escarpment hasConservationDesignation Niagara Escarpment Plan Area (Ontario)
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Regional Municipality of Halton hasFeature Niagara Escarpment
Milton, Ontario hasNearbyGeographicFeature Niagara Escarpment
subject linked to: Milton
City of Hamilton hasGeographicalFeature Niagara Escarpment
The Grotto partOf Niagara Escarpment
Bruce Trail follows Niagara Escarpment
Bruce Trail partOf Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Caledon locatedOn Niagara Escarpment
Caledon UNESCODesignationArea Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Oak Ridges Moraine extendsFrom Niagara Escarpment
Niagara Region hasLandmark Niagara Escarpment
Greenbelt (Ontario) contains Niagara Escarpment
Indian Head Cove partOf Niagara Escarpment
Indian Head Cove geologicalContext Niagara Escarpment
Ontario Highway 6 crosses Niagara Escarpment
Sugar Loaf (Mackinac Island) partOf Niagara Escarpment geological system
subject linked to: Sugar Loaf rock formation
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Lion's Head hasGeologicalFeature Niagara Escarpment
Brock's Monument locatedOn Niagara Escarpment
Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area partOf Niagara Escarpment
Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area locatedOn Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area knownFor Niagara Escarpment rock formations
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Hilton Falls Conservation Area locatedIn Niagara Escarpment
Hilton Falls Conservation Area hasGeologicalFeature Niagara Escarpment cliffs
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Glen Eden Ski and Snowboard Centre locatedIn Niagara Escarpment
Glen Eden Ski and Snowboard Centre environment Niagara Escarpment biosphere region
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Kelso Conservation Area partOf Niagara Escarpment
Kelso Conservation Area hasView Niagara Escarpment
Mount Nemo Conservation Area locatedOn Niagara Escarpment
Mount Nemo Conservation Area partOf Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Brant Street Pier hasViewOf Niagara Escarpment (distant view)
linked to: Niagara Escarpment
Nottawasaga River sourceLocatedIn Niagara Escarpment
Morningstar Mill hasView Niagara Escarpment
Collingwood Harbour hasViewOf Niagara Escarpment (distant)
linked to: Niagara Escarpment