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Coordinates: 44°13′59″N 76°30′00″W 44.233, -76.5

Kingston

Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, where Lake Ontario runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin.

Kingston is the county seat of Frontenac County. According to the 2006 Canadian census, the population of the city proper was 117,207, while the population of the metropolitan area was 152,358.

Kingston is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because of the many historic buildings built from the local limestone.[1]

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References

  1. Kingston, Ontario Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed September 2009.