Kingston

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Kingston is a historic Canadian city in eastern Ontario, located where the St. Lawrence River meets Lake Ontario, known for its limestone architecture and role as a former capital of the Province of Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 343
613
753
capitalPeriodEnd 1844
capitalPeriodStart 1841
climate humid continental climate
country Canada
distanceToOttawa approximately 200 km southwest
distanceToToronto approximately 260 km east
electoralDistrict Kingston and the Islands
linked to: Kingston
formerName Cataraqui
King’s Town
foundedAsFort 1673
foundedBy French colonists
governmentType single-tier municipality
hasCollege St. Lawrence College
hasHeritageSite Fort Henry National Historic Site
linked to: Fort Henry

Kingston Fortifications (Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications UNESCO World Heritage Site component)
hasHospital Hotel Dieu Hospital
Kingston General Hospital
Providence Care Hospital
hasMilitaryBase CFB Kingston
hasPort Port of Kingston
hasPrison Kingston Penitentiary (historic)
hasUniversity Queen’s University at Kingston
Royal Military College of Canada
incorporatedAsCity 1846
incorporatedAsTown 1838
knownFor historic military fortifications
limestone architecture
role as former capital of the Province of Canada
locatedAtMouthOf Cataraqui River
locatedBetween Montreal
Toronto
locatedIn Eastern Ontario
Ontario
locatedOn Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence River
majorHighway Highway 401
nickname Limestone City
officialLanguage English
partOf Frontenac County (census division)
regionCode K7L–K7P (postal codes)
sportsTeam Kingston Frontenacs
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
wasCapitalOf Province of Canada
waterwayConnectedTo Rideau Canal

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Queen's University at Kingston locatedIn Kingston, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Kingston
Queen's University at Kingston locatedIn Kingston, Ontario
linked to: Kingston
Queen's University at Kingston city Kingston
Queen's Centre city Kingston
Queen's Gaels homeCity Kingston
Kingston electoralDistrict Kingston and the Islands
linked to: Kingston
Eastern Ontario containsRegion City of Kingston
linked to: Kingston
Beamish-Munro Hall city Kingston
Douglas Library city Kingston
Stauffer Library city Kingston
Smith School of Business city Kingston
Goodes Hall city Kingston
Kingston, Ontario isSeatOf City of Kingston municipal government
linked to: Kingston
Kingston, Ontario isInElectoralDistrict Kingston and the Islands (federal)
linked to: Kingston
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes borderedBy Kingston and the Islands
linked to: Kingston
Brockville locatedBetween Kingston
Province of Canada capital Kingston
Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge connectsSettlement city of Kingston
linked to: Kingston
Highway 401 passesThrough Kingston
Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge crossesNear City of Kingston
linked to: Kingston
Hotel Dieu Hospital city Kingston
Kingston Frontenacs homeCity Kingston
Frontenac County surrounds City of Kingston
linked to: Kingston
Cataraqui replacedByName Kingston
Canada West includes Kingston
Limestone City hasCity Kingston
Ontario federal electoral districts hasNotableDistrict Kingston and the Islands
linked to: Kingston
Kingston and the Islands (provincial) hasUrbanArea Kingston metropolitan area
linked to: Kingston
Gordon House city Kingston