Mississauga: Highway 401 near Dixie Road
Mississauga is best known within Ontario for Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada’s busiest airport. The city extends along Lake Ontario west of Toronto, while the Credit River enters the lake at Port Credit. Rapid postwar growth created a broad urban area of residential neighbourhoods, business parks and major transport corridors, including Highway 401. At the civic centre, the curving Absolute World towers have become a recognizable part of the skyline. Mississauga takes its name from the Mississaugas, an Anishinaabe people whose traditional territory includes this part of southern Ontario. Port Credit, once a separate village at the river mouth, maintains the city’s close connection with the lakeshore.
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Few cities in Ontario have a history as closely tied to the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation as Mississauga. The city takes its name from the Anishinaabe people whose territory once extended along the north shore of Lake Ontario. Incorporated as a city in 1974, Mississauga has grown into a major urban centre west of Toronto, with a dense business district around Square One and the Civic Centre. Its southern edge meets Lake Ontario, while the Credit River reaches the lake at Port Credit, a waterfront district with a marina and parks. Browse other webcams across Mississauga and Ontario to place this lakeside setting in a wider geographic context.
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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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