Ajax: Highway 401 East of Salem Road
Tucked along the northeastern shore of Lake Ontario, Kingston is a place whose character is shaped by its position between the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River system. The Highway 401 corridor passes through wooded and agricultural land north of the city, while Kingston’s urban core occupies the meeting point of Lake Ontario, the Cataraqui River and the Rideau Canal. Fort Henry, a 19th-century military fortification above the waterfront, recalls Kingston’s strategic role in Upper Canada. From 1841 to 1844, the city served as the first capital of the Province of Canada. Its limestone buildings, waterfront institutions and road links make it a long-established regional centre in eastern Ontario.
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Built around a wartime Defence Industries Limited munitions plant, Ajax grew into a lakeside community on Lake Ontario, immediately east of Toronto. Established in 1941 to house and serve plant workers, the settlement took its name from HMS Ajax, the Royal Navy cruiser associated with the Battle of the River Plate. The postwar town expanded along the lake’s north shore, where waterfront parks and the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail link neighbourhoods with the wider Durham Region shoreline. Ajax also includes Pickering Village, a historic crossroads community beside Duffins Creek. See how Ajax fits within Lake Ontario and Durham Region by browsing webcams nearby.
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Built around the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence water system, Ontario grew into Canada’s most populous province. Its vast northern interior lies on the Canadian Shield, a terrain of exposed rock, boreal forest and innumerable lakes, while the south concentrates most cities and farms along the Great Lakes. Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario give the province an exceptional freshwater horizon; Niagara Falls is its best-known natural landmark. Toronto, Ontario’s largest city, is a major cultural and economic centre, while Algonquin Provincial Park, founded in 1893, represents a long tradition of protected wilderness. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Ontario.
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Canada has served as a frontier between French and British colonial powers since the 17th century. The world’s second-largest country extends from Atlantic shores to the Pacific and Arctic coasts, with the Canadian Shield, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River shaping its vast geography. First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples are central to Canada’s identity, while Ottawa’s Parliament Hill represents its federal political life. French remains the official language of Quebec, adding a distinct dimension to the country’s public culture. See how Canada connects across North America by browsing webcams in neighbouring regions.
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