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==Toronto (Port of entry)== | ==Toronto (Port of entry)== | ||
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| + | Toronto, the capital of Ontario and the largest metropolis in Canada, is a vibrant and culturally diverse city with a population of roughly three million. Toronto's downtown is the heart of the Canadian financial sector, and supports dozens of unique ethnic districts and cultural centres. Toronto spreads over more than 40 km of shoreline and 630 square kilometres; the Greater Toronto Area stretches over more than 100 km of shoreline from Burlington to Clarington and supports roughly 5.5 million people in a sprawling 7100 square kilometre region. | ||
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| + | Toronto's harbour is among the busiest waterways in Canada during the summer, and the downtown core is protected from Lake Ontario's wind and waves by a string of quays and barrier islands. Numerous marinas dot the waterfront and the islands. Toronto is among the most expensive port cities in Ontario. | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
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===Charts=== | ===Charts=== | ||
| - | + | CHS chart 2077 covers the western end of Lake Ontario. | |
| + | CHS chart 2085 covers Toronto's harbour and the approaches to the city. | ||
| + | Electronic charts for the Toronto area are included in CHS ENC chart pack V-CEN-B. The area is also reasonably well covered by CM93 charts, and is very roughly covered (albeit with most depth data and navigational markers omitted) in the USCG ENCs for Coast Guard District 9. | ||
===Radio Nets=== | ===Radio Nets=== | ||
Revision as of 01:00, 11 January 2011
Toronto (Port of entry)
Toronto, the capital of Ontario and the largest metropolis in Canada, is a vibrant and culturally diverse city with a population of roughly three million. Toronto's downtown is the heart of the Canadian financial sector, and supports dozens of unique ethnic districts and cultural centres. Toronto spreads over more than 40 km of shoreline and 630 square kilometres; the Greater Toronto Area stretches over more than 100 km of shoreline from Burlington to Clarington and supports roughly 5.5 million people in a sprawling 7100 square kilometre region.
Toronto's harbour is among the busiest waterways in Canada during the summer, and the downtown core is protected from Lake Ontario's wind and waves by a string of quays and barrier islands. Numerous marinas dot the waterfront and the islands. Toronto is among the most expensive port cities in Ontario.
Background
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Charts
CHS chart 2077 covers the western end of Lake Ontario. CHS chart 2085 covers Toronto's harbour and the approaches to the city. Electronic charts for the Toronto area are included in CHS ENC chart pack V-CEN-B. The area is also reasonably well covered by CM93 charts, and is very roughly covered (albeit with most depth data and navigational markers omitted) in the USCG ENCs for Coast Guard District 9.
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