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St Laurent river - Canada (7)

St Laurent river, Québec, Canada. Heron at Lachine rapids on 15 May 2004; the Lachine rapids are a refuge area for migratory birds.

The Lachine canal was built in 1821-1825 to allow commercial shipping around the Lachine rapids. He was disused in 1959 after the completion of the Voie Maritime du St Laurent (St Laurent Seaway).


© Hubert Chanson, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia