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  2. Canadian system of soil classification - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian System of Soil Classification[1] is more closely related to the American system than any other, but they differ in several ways. The Canadian system is designed to cover only Canadian soils. The Canadian system dispenses with the sub-order hierarchical level. Solonetzic and Gleysolic soils are differentiated at the order level.

  3. Toronto Harbour - Wikipedia

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    Toronto Harbour or Toronto Bay is a natural bay on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Today, the harbour is used primarily for recreational boating, including personal vessels and pleasure boats providing scenic or party cruises. Ferries travel from docks on the mainland to the Islands, and cargo ships deliver ...

  4. CCGS Limnos - Wikipedia

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    14. CCGS Limnos[a] is a Canadian Coast Guard coastal research and survey vessel and it is named after the Greek island of Limnos which itself derived from "limni", the Greek word for lake. The ship entered service in 1968 and is currently active. The ship is based on the Great Lakes at the Coast Guard Base in Burlington, Ontario and is used for ...

  5. Frost line - Wikipedia

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    The frost line —also known as frost depth or freezing depth —is most commonly the depth to which the groundwater in soil is expected to freeze. The frost depth depends on the climatic conditions of an area, the heat transfer properties of the soil and adjacent materials, and on nearby heat sources. For example, snow cover and asphalt ...

  6. Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority - Wikipedia

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    Net income. CDN$5.3 million (FY 2017) [5] Website. www.hopaports.ca. The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) is a port authority that controls ports in the cities of Hamilton and Oshawa in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. It was created in 2019 when the Hamilton Port Authority and the Oshawa Port Authority were merged by the ...

  7. Unified Soil Classification System - Wikipedia

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    The Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) is a soil classification system used in engineering and geology to describe the texture and grain size of a soil. The classification system can be applied to most unconsolidated materials, and is represented by a two-letter symbol. Each letter is described below (with the exception of Pt): If the ...

  8. Port of Montreal - Wikipedia

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    The Port of Montreal (French: Port de Montréal) (ACI Canadian Port Code: 0395, [7][8] UN/LOCODE: CA MTR) [9][10] is a cruise and transshipment point. It is located on the St. Lawrence River in Montreal, Québec, Canada. The port operates as an international container port.

  9. Clay Belt - Wikipedia

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    Clay Belt. The Clay Belt is a vast tract of fertile soil in Canada, stretching across Cochrane District in Ontario and Abitibi County in Quebec, covering 180,000 square kilometres (69,000 sq mi) in total [1] with 120,000 square kilometres (46,000 sq mi) of that in Ontario. [2] It is generally subdivided into the Great Clay Belt to the north ...