Kingston, Ontario

Kingston is roughly half way between Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec along the three major east-west transportation routes in Central Canada: the Saint Lawrence Seaway, Ontario Highway 401 (the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, which turns into Quebec Autoroute 20), and Canadian National Railways' Windsor to Québec City Corridor. Kingston also lies at the south end of the Rideau Canal, originally built to connect Lake Ontario with the Ottawa River in order to provide a safe transportation route far from the American border. Kingston's airport, Norman Rogers Airport (CYGK), has regularly-scheduled air service to Toronto.

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Toronto, Ontario - Montreal, Quebec - Central Canada - Saint Lawrence Seaway - Macdonald-Cartier Freeway - Quebec - Autoroute - Canadian National Railways - Rideau Canal - Ottawa River - American - Norman Rogers Airport

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Kingston is the site of two universities, the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, as well as St. Lawrence College. One of the oldest radio stations in the world, CFRC broadcasts from Queen's.

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Royal Military College of Canada - Queen's University - St. Lawrence College - Radio station - CFRC

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Canadian Forces Base Kingston (CFB Kingston) houses CFSCE (Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics), the Canadian Armed Forces' military communications training centre.

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Canadian Forces Base Kingston - Canadian Armed Forces

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Canada's largest group of federal prisons, including Kingston Penitentiary, are located within the city or in the immediate area.

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