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Where is Lake Ontario located?

Lake Ontario is located in North America, bounded by Ontario (Canada) to the north and New York (United States) to the south. It is the smallest and most easterly of the Great Lakes. Major urban areas on the shores of Lake Ontario include Toronto, Hamilton, and Oshawa in Ontario, and metro Rochester in New York.