Detroit River (original) (raw)
- MLA 8TH EDITION
- Francis, Daniel. "Detroit River". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 23 January 2014, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/detroit-river. Accessed 22 October 2024.
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- APA 6TH EDITION
- Francis, D. (2014). Detroit River. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/detroit-river
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- CHICAGO 17TH EDITION
- Francis, Daniel. "Detroit River." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited January 23, 2014.
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- TURABIAN 8TH EDITION
- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Detroit River," by Daniel Francis, Accessed October 22, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/detroit-river
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Published Online February 7, 2006
Last Edited January 23, 2014
The Detroit River, 52 km long, flows south from Lake ST CLAIR to the west end of Lake ERIE, forming part of the boundary between Ontario and Michigan. Detroit, Michigan, and WINDSOR, Ontario, dominate its shores. Part of the ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY, it is heavily used by commercial traffic.
The Detroit River, 52 km long, flows south from Lake ST CLAIR to the west end of Lake ERIE, forming part of the boundary between Ontario and Michigan. Detroit, Michigan, and WINDSOR, Ontario, dominate its shores. Part of the ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY, it is heavily used by commercial traffic. The largest islands are Michigan's Belle Isle, a park, and Grosse Ile, site of an American naval base and Ontario's Fighting Island. The name comes from the French word for strait or narrows.