The Pitfalls of Winter ES by MagikUnicorn
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On the river for the picture...frozen part :)
Shot from the East-side view of the St-Lawrence river.
St-Lawrence river INFORMATION
The Saint Lawrence (French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Tuscarora: Kahnawáʼkye; Mohawk: Kaniatarowanenneh, meaning "big waterway") is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin. The river traverses the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario and forms part of the international boundary between Ontario and New York in the United States.
The Saint Lawrence River originates at the outflow of Lake Ontario between Kingston, Ontario, on the north bank, Wolfe Island in mid-stream, and Cape Vincent, New York. From there, it passes Gananoque, Brockville, Ogdensburg, Massena, Cornwall, Montreal, Trois-Rivières, and Quebec City before draining into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, one of the largest estuaries in the world. The estuary portion begins at the eastern tip of Île d'Orléans, just downriver from Quebec City. The river becomes tidal in the vicinity of Quebec City.
The river runs 3,058 km (1,900 mi) from the farthest headwater to the mouth and 1,197 km (743.8 mi) from the outflow of Lake Ontario. The farthest headwater is the North River in the Mesabi Range at Hibbing, Minnesota. Its drainage area, which includes the Great Lakes and hence the world's largest system of fresh water lakes, has a size of 1,344,200 km2 (519,000 sq mi), of which 839,200 km2 (324,000 sq mi) is in Canada and 505,000 km2 (195,000 sq mi) is in the United States. The basin covers parts of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin. The average discharge below the Saguenay River is 16,800 m3/s (590,000 cu ft/s). At Quebec City, it is 12,101 m3/s (427,300 cu ft/s). The average discharge at the river's source, the outflow of Lake Ontario, is 7,410 m3/s (262,000 cu ft/s).
The river includes Lake Saint-Louis south of Montreal, Lake Saint Francis at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Lac Saint-Pierre east of Montreal. It encompasses four archipelagoes: the Thousand Islands chain near Kingston, Ontario; the Hochelaga Archipelago, including the Island of Montreal and Île Jésus (Laval); the Lake St. Pierre Archipelago (Classified biosphere world reserve by the UNESCO in 2000) and the smaller Mingan Archipelago. Other islands include Île d'Orléans near Quebec City, and Anticosti Island north of the Gaspé. It is the second longest river in north-America.
Lake Champlain and the Ottawa, Richelieu, Saguenay and Saint-François rivers drain into the St. Lawrence.
The Saint Lawrence River is in a seismically active zone where fault reactivation is believed to occur along late Proterozoic to early Palaeozoic normal faults related to the opening of Iapetus Ocean. The faults in the area are rift related, which is called the Saint Lawrence rift system.
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Magik
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Comments (65)
Jean_C
Superbe image, on sent le froid rien qu'en la regardant, lol! Et intéressante documentation sur le Saint-Laurent!
mininessie
wow! amazing!
Leije
Très belle photo, on a froid en la regardant !
UteBigSmile
This is for sure a very nice capture!
Rhanagaz
Wonderful capture, Magic - and a very interesting info about this big river and the landscapes surrounding it!! :o)
jendellas
Beautiful capture!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Spectacular and beautiful photography my friend.....!!!!
drifterlee
Gorgeous shot, Magik!
Flint_Hawk
A beautiful capture!
jmb007
froid et neige ici aussi!!
carlx
Excellent photography, my friend!!!
flavia49
fabulous image
adrie
Beautiful winter capture MU, thanks also for the information.
Jay-el-Jay
Brrrrr!
tcombs
Incredible shot!!
giareg
Brrr...a great and fresh pic.
emmecielle
Wonderful shot! :)
Star4mation
Ace photo Magik :)
sandra46
GREAT SHOT
Sylvia
Truly ~Lovely & Evocative~ THANKS for sharing!!!
jeroni
Very nice shot and colour contrast
ladylake
Pure winter magic. This is so beautiful.
DRAKELOT
Xcellent my friend !
dochtersions
I LOVE ALL THAT ICE-TEXTURES.
mikeerson
you definately don't want to fall into that - lol it looks ferrocious.
moochagoo
ça y est, on se les gèle au Québec :)))
MarciaGomes
UMA FOTO IMPRESSIONANTE MEU AMIGO É SURPREENDENTE A FORMAÇÃO DE GELO,MARAVILHOSA PAISAGEM,AMO PAISAGENS DE INVERNO AQUI NO BRASIL NÃO TEMOS PAISAGENS ASSIM.+++++++++5 OBRIGADO PELA INFORMAÇÃO
1358
icy cold... immediate shiver.... stay away from the frozen edge, don't want a crack and then fall in... cool shot ( and I don't mean the temp very cool indeed!)
danapommet
Fantastic photo of the icy edge of the St. Lawrence river and excellent information.
mariogiannecchini
Splendid capture and colors !