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Niagara Falls(Ontario)

HISTORY • Samuel Champlain

discovered the falls in 1613 but the first that wrote about them was Father Louis Hennepin in 1678.

Height and lenght • The Canadian part of the falls

is also called Horseshoe Fall and its height is about 49 m and the American fall is about 51 metres. The falls are separated by Goat Island, New York. The length of the Canadian falls is about 790 metres.Niagara falls generate 5,5 millIons litres of water per second.

ACCOMMODATION • A lot of

accommodation is available in Niagara Falls.

Honeymoon in Niagara • Over 50,000 Niagara

honeymoons are arranged each year.

Niagara events -Niagara Wine Festival -Niagara Falls International Marathon -Winter Festival of Lights -Fireworks over the Falls -Niagara Ice Wine Festival

Observation of Niagara Falls • Skylon Tower

Anecdotes • Annie Taylor     • In 1848, Niagara Falls actually

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stopped flowing for 30 hours when ice fields from Lake Erie jammed at the source of the river. Marilyn Monroe The Niagara fallsview casino

American side

In winter

With lights

Behind the falls

The end • Cefore course 2008/09. • Across the world 1/2 • Graciela Galdo