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Chapter 1 



PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE NIAGARA REGION 

 The physical geography of the Niagara region is of a relatively 



simple type, its main topographic features being readily interpreted. 



Unfortunately no very satisfactory birdseye view of the entire 



Fig. 2 Birdseye view of the Niagara region. (After Gilbert) The Niagara escarpment is shown 

 in the foreground, with the lower plain sloping to Lake Ontario. The third upland belt is shown in 

 the distance beyond Lake Erie. The second escarpment immediately north of Lake Erie, is not 

 shown. 



region can be obtained from any of the elevated points of the dis- 

 trict; for the chief features are delineated on a scale too vast to be 

 visible from a single vantage point. The best available spot from 

 which a comprehensive view may be obtained is the summit of 



