# Lake Ontario

_One of the Great Lakes in North America_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/lake-ontario
Last updated: 2026-11-06

> Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by the U.S. state of New York. The Canada–United States border spans the centre of the lake. On the Canadian side, the major cities are Kingston, Mississauga, Toronto, Hamilton, and St. Catharines. On the American side, the major cities are Rochester and Watertown.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** lake ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1062#P31))
- **Located in:** Ontario (province of Canada) › Canada (sovereign state) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1062#P131))
- **Area:** 18,529 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1062#P2046))
- **Elevation:** 74.1 m (2014) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1062#P2044))
- **Coordinates:** 43.7289, -78.1064

## Questions

**Where is Lake Ontario located?**  
Lake Ontario is located in Ontario, Canada, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Lake Ontario?**  
Lake Ontario is at an elevation of 74.1 m above sea level.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lake Ontario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): ओन्टारिओ ताल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%93_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1062](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1062) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: ISS-36 Lake Ontario (horizontal).jpg by NASA (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS-36_Lake_Ontario_(horizontal).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Lake Ontario, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: ISS-36 Lake Ontario (horizontal).jpg — NASA, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Lake Ontario". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/lake-ontario. Retrieved 7 November 2026.