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Niagara Falls

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Niagara Falls, from the American side.

Niagara Falls is a large fall of water where the Niagara River passes over the Niagara Escarpment.

The Niagara Gorge has receded seven miles from the edge of the glacier, since the Laurentide glaciation receded, approximately 10,000 years ago.


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