Niagara Escarpment

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escarpment geological formation landform

The Niagara Escarpment is a long, steep limestone and dolostone ridge in North America best known for creating the dramatic drop over which the Niagara River flows at Niagara Falls.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Niagara Escarpment canonical 44
Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve 4
Niagara Escarpment region 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ
landform ⓘ
contains caves ⓘ
karst features ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ecosystemType cliff and talus habitats ⓘ
mixed forest ⓘ
erosionProcess differential erosion ⓘ
formedBy sedimentation of marine organisms in an ancient tropical sea ⓘ
formsFeature Bruce Peninsula ⓘ
Manitoulin Island cliffs ⓘ
Niagara Falls ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Ordovician Period ⓘ
surface form: Ordovician

Silurian ⓘ
geologicalProvince Michigan Basin ⓘ
hasConservationDesignation Niagara Escarpment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Niagara Escarpment Plan Area (Ontario)
hasTrail Bruce Trail ⓘ
hasUse conservation area ⓘ
recreation area ⓘ
highestPoint near Blue Mountain, Ontario ⓘ
length over 1000 kilometers ⓘ
nearBodyOfWater Georgian Bay ⓘ
Lake Huron ⓘ
Lake Ontario ⓘ
notableCityNearby Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
surface form: Hamilton, Ontario

Niagara Falls, New York ⓘ
Niagara Falls region ⓘ
surface form: Niagara Falls, Ontario
notableFor forming the cliff over which the Niagara River flows at Niagara Falls ⓘ
orientation generally northeast–southwest ⓘ
partOf Great Lakes Basin ⓘ
passesThrough Illinois ⓘ
Michigan ⓘ
New York ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
provinceOrStateWithMajorExtent Ontario ⓘ
rockType dolostone ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
separates higher land of the Niagara Peninsula from the Lake Ontario plain ⓘ
underlies Niagara Falls, New York ⓘ
Niagara Falls region ⓘ
surface form: Niagara Falls, Ontario
UNESCOBiosphereReserveName Niagara Escarpment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
UNESCODesignationYear 1990 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
surface form: World Biosphere Reserve

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hamilton → hasGeographicalFeature → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Bruce Peninsula National Park → partOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment region
Royal Botanical Gardens → near → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Blue Mountain Resort → locatedOn → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Bruce Peninsula → partOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Georgian Bay → borderedBy → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Milton, Ontario → locatedOn → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Burlington, Ontario → locatedNear → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Burlington, Ontario → locatedInEcologicalRegion → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Welland Canal → followsAlong → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada → near → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
subject surface form: Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada → traversedBy → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
subject surface form: Hamilton, Ontario
Credit River → crosses → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Niagara River → partOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment region
Niagara Escarpment → UNESCOBiosphereReserveName → Niagara Escarpment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
Niagara Escarpment → hasConservationDesignation → Niagara Escarpment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment Plan Area (Ontario)
Regional Municipality of Halton → hasFeature → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Milton → hasNearbyGeographicFeature → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
subject surface form: Milton, Ontario
City of Hamilton → hasGeographicalFeature → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
The Grotto → partOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Bruce Trail → follows → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Bruce Trail → partOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Georgian Bay shoreline trails → hasEcologicalContext → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Caledon → locatedOn → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Caledon → UNESCODesignationArea → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
Oak Ridges Moraine → extendsFrom → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Niagara Region → hasLandmark → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Greenbelt (Ontario) → contains → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Indian Head Cove → partOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Indian Head Cove → geologicalContext → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Ontario Highway 6 → crosses → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Sugar Loaf rock formation → partOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
subject surface form: Sugar Loaf (Mackinac Island)
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment geological system
Lion's Head → hasGeologicalFeature → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Brock's Monument → locatedOn → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Queenston Heights, Ontario monument → overlooks → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area → partOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area → locatedOn → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area → knownFor → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment rock formations
Hilton Falls Conservation Area → locatedIn → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Hilton Falls Conservation Area → hasGeologicalFeature → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment cliffs
Glen Eden Ski and Snowboard Centre → locatedIn → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Glen Eden Ski and Snowboard Centre → environment → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment biosphere region
Kelso Conservation Area → partOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Kelso Conservation Area → hasView → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Mount Nemo Conservation Area → locatedOn → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Mount Nemo Conservation Area → partOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Brant Street Pier → hasViewOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment (distant view)
Nottawasaga River → sourceLocatedIn → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Morningstar Mill → hasView → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
Collingwood Harbour → hasViewOf → Niagara Escarpment ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niagara Escarpment (distant)