Niagara Frontier

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The Niagara Frontier is a region of western New York State encompassing the area around Niagara Falls and the Niagara River, including cities such as Buffalo and Lockport.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Niagara frontier 8
Niagara Frontier canonical 7
Niagara 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region
adjacentTo Canada
Ontario, Canada
linked to: Ontario
borderFormedBy Niagara River
borders Southern Ontario
contains Buffalo, New York
linked to: Buffalo

Erie County, New York
Lewiston–Queenston Bridge
Lockport, New York
Niagara County, New York
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara River
North Tonawanda, New York
Peace Bridge
Port of Buffalo
Tonawanda, New York
country United States of America
economicActivity cross-border commerce
manufacturing
tourism
governingState New York
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasFeature Niagara Escarpment
Niagara Gorge
linked to: Niagara River gorge
hasTransportationInfrastructure Interstate 190
Interstate 90
Niagara Scenic Parkway
historicalSignificance site of early 19th-century U.S.-Canada border conflicts
strategic military frontier in the War of 1812
knownFor cross-border trade with Canada
hydroelectric power production along the Niagara River
proximity to Niagara Falls
language English
locatedIn New York State
Northeastern United States
Western New York
majorUrbanCenter Buffalo, New York
linked to: Buffalo
near Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
partOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan statistical area
Great Lakes region
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportCorridor Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
waterway Erie Canal
Niagara River

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lockport, New York isPartOf Niagara Frontier
Newark nameChangeTo Niagara
linked to: Niagara Frontier
19th Light Dragoons honour Niagara
linked to: Niagara Frontier
John Vincent theatreOfOperations Niagara frontier
linked to: Niagara Frontier
Siege of Fort Erie theatre Niagara frontier
linked to: Niagara Frontier
Fort George National Historic Site builtToDefend Niagara frontier
linked to: Niagara Frontier
Wheatfield, New York locatedInRegion Niagara Frontier
Interstate 190 in Tonawanda regionServed Niagara Frontier
Battle of Fort George theatre Niagara frontier
linked to: Niagara Frontier
Town of Porter, New York locatedInRegion Niagara Frontier
Battle of Stoney Creek historicalRegion Niagara frontier
linked to: Niagara Frontier
Raid on Black Rock theatre Niagara frontier
linked to: Niagara Frontier
Battle of Frenchman’s Creek theatre Niagara frontier
linked to: Niagara Frontier
Youngstown, New York locatedInRegion Niagara Frontier
Battle of Fort Erie (1866) hasTheater Niagara frontier
linked to: Niagara Frontier
Burt, New York, United States isInRegion Niagara Frontier
Niagara Falls border crossings system partOf Niagara River transportation corridor
linked to: Niagara Frontier