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by kennend3 1195 days ago
> Then I went to Chicago and they have a beach. With an ocean. Looks exactly like a normal beach. Except it's a lake! Fresh water beach blew my tiny mind again.

Come visit Lake Ontario sometime.

we have an area with almost 2,000 islands all grouped together.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Islands

Some are small, others a pretty decent size with multiple homes on them (Wolfe island).

I've lived on the coast of lake Ontario most my life.. I enjoyed reading your post as it put things in perspective. Normally Lake Ontario is just sort of there, i ride my bike 80KM along its shores every other day..

I guess some lakes do not have 1,146 km or shoreline?
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genocidicbunny 1195 days ago
> I guess some lakes do not have 1,146 km or shoreline?

Fun aside -- that depends on how precisely you measure. Shorelines resemble fractals, and the higher resolution you measure them at, the longer they will get.

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kennend3 1195 days ago
Completely agree with you. I just googled "lake ontario shoreline" and i'm sure if you spent a few mins you would find multiple answers for the reason you specified.

I think shoreline also includes islands, so in lake Ontario's case.. there are a lot of islands and so my point is sort of washed.

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jamiek88 1195 days ago
Wow, sounds amazing, i will do!

I've only been to Western Canada (Alberta mostly) and would love to see more of your great country and I believe I have relatives in Toronto so would love to travel more there.

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kennend3 1195 days ago
I lived out in Alberta long ago.. if you like "nature".. Ontario doesnt have much to offer.. it isnt like you can see a snow-covered mountain range from your backyard in Ontario (this was my view in Calgary).

But we do have Lake Ontario, Niagara falls, etc. Walk down the bridge, pay the 25 or 50 cents and walk to the US side... Niagara falls Canada is a tourist trap, the US side is a state park.

The GTA (Greater Toronto area) will be an interesting experience for you.

Despite the massive size of the country, a lot of the population lives in a thin strip along the US/CAN border.

Population of Alberta 4.371 million

Population of the GTA 5.928 million

Population of Canada 38.25 million

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