Sarnia, Ontario

Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (population 70,876 in 2001). It is the largest city on Lake Huron, located where the three upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River. The city's natural harbour first attracted the French explorer La Salle, who named the site "The Rapids". The name 'Sarnia' was the Latin name for Guernsey in the Channel Islands just off the coast of Normandy, France. The Sarnia port is still an important centre for lake freighters and "salties" carrying cargos of grain, ore, and petroleum products. It is the seat of Lambton County.

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City - Southwestern - Ontario - Canada - 2001 - Lake Huron - Great Lakes - St. Clair River - La Salle - Guernsey - Channel Islands - Normandy - France - Lake freighters - Lambton County

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