Golden Horseshoe
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The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region in southern Ontario, Canada, that curves around the western end of Lake Ontario and includes the Greater Toronto Area.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Golden Horseshoe canonical | 69 |
| Greater Golden Horseshoe | 3 |
| Golden Horseshoe (broadly adjacent) | 1 |
| Golden Horseshoe economic region | 1 |
| Golden Horseshoe region (broadly defined) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic region
ⓘ
metropolitan region ⓘ |
| borders | Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| containsInfrastructure |
Toronto Pearson International Airport
ⓘ
highway network ⓘ port facilities ⓘ rail network ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| curvesAround | western end of Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| economicCharacteristic |
highly industrialized
ⓘ
highly urbanized ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| hasLargestCity | Toronto ⓘ |
| hasMajorIndustry |
automotive industry
ⓘ
finance ⓘ logistics and transportation ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ steel industry ⓘ technology sector ⓘ |
| includes |
Brampton
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Brampton
Burlington ⓘ
surface form:
City of Burlington
City of Hamilton ⓘ Mississauga, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
City of Mississauga
Oakville, Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
City of Oakville
Oshawa ⓘ
surface form:
City of Oshawa
Toronto ⓘ
surface form:
City of Toronto
Greater Toronto Area ⓘ Niagara Region ⓘ Regional Municipality of Durham ⓘ Regional Municipality of Halton ⓘ Regional Municipality of Peel ⓘ York Region, Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
Regional Municipality of York
|
| knownFor |
economic importance in Canada
ⓘ
large commuter belt around Toronto ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Southern Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
southern Ontario
|
| locatedInHemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence megaregion
|
| populationCharacteristic | densely populated ⓘ |
| regionType | urban agglomeration ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (75)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Golden Horseshoe economic region
this entity surface form:
Greater Golden Horseshoe
subject surface form:
Mississauga
subject surface form:
Durham Region