Kingston

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Kingston is a historic Canadian city in eastern Ontario, located where the St. Lawrence River meets Lake Ontario, known for its limestone architecture and role as a former capital of the Province of Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 343
613
753
capitalPeriodEnd 1844
capitalPeriodStart 1841
climate humid continental climate
country Canada
distanceToOttawa approximately 200 km southwest
distanceToToronto approximately 260 km east
electoralDistrict Kingston self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kingston and the Islands
formerName Cataraqui
King’s Town
foundedAsFort 1673
foundedBy French colonists
governmentType single-tier municipality
hasCollege St. Lawrence College
hasHeritageSite Fort Henry
surface form: Fort Henry National Historic Site

Kingston Fortifications (Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications UNESCO World Heritage Site component)
hasHospital Hotel Dieu Hospital
Kingston General Hospital
Providence Care Hospital
hasMilitaryBase CFB Kingston
hasPort Port of Kingston
hasPrison Kingston Penitentiary (historic)
hasUniversity Queen's University at Kingston
surface form: Queen’s University at Kingston

Royal Military College of Canada
incorporatedAsCity 1846
incorporatedAsTown 1838
knownFor historic military fortifications
limestone architecture
role as former capital of the Province of Canada
locatedAtMouthOf Cataraqui River
locatedBetween Montreal
Toronto
locatedIn Eastern Ontario
Ontario
locatedOn Lake Ontario
Saint Lawrence River
surface form: St. Lawrence River
majorHighway Highway 401
nickname Limestone City
officialLanguage English
partOf Frontenac County (census division)
regionCode K7L–K7P (postal codes)
sportsTeam Kingston Frontenacs
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
wasCapitalOf Province of Canada
waterwayConnectedTo Rideau Canal

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Queen's University at Kingston (attended) locatedIn Kingston
subject surface form: Queen's University at Kingston
this entity surface form: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Queen's University at Kingston (attended) locatedIn Kingston
subject surface form: Queen's University at Kingston
this entity surface form: Kingston, Ontario
Queen's University at Kingston (attended) city Kingston
subject surface form: Queen's University at Kingston
Queen's Centre city Kingston
Queen's Gaels homeCity Kingston
Kingston electoralDistrict Kingston self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kingston and the Islands
Eastern Ontario containsRegion Kingston
this entity surface form: City of Kingston
Beamish-Munro Hall city Kingston
Douglas Library city Kingston
Stauffer Library city Kingston
Smith School of Business city Kingston
Goodes Hall city Kingston
Kingston, Ontario isSeatOf Kingston
this entity surface form: City of Kingston municipal government
Kingston, Ontario isInElectoralDistrict Kingston
this entity surface form: Kingston and the Islands (federal)
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes borderedBy Kingston
this entity surface form: Kingston and the Islands
Brockville locatedBetween Kingston
Province of Canada capital Kingston
Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge connectsSettlement Kingston
this entity surface form: city of Kingston
Highway 401 passesThrough Kingston
Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge nearby crossesNear Kingston
subject surface form: Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge
this entity surface form: City of Kingston
Hotel Dieu Hospital city Kingston
Kingston Frontenacs homeCity Kingston
Frontenac County surrounds Kingston
this entity surface form: City of Kingston
Cataraqui replacedByName Kingston
Canada West includes Kingston
Limestone City hasCity Kingston
Ontario federal electoral districts hasNotableDistrict Kingston
this entity surface form: Kingston and the Islands
Kingston and the Islands (provincial) hasUrbanArea Kingston
this entity surface form: Kingston metropolitan area
Gordon House city Kingston