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Niagara may refer to:

Geography

Niagara Falls and nearby places

• In both the United States and Canada
  • Niagara Falls, the famous waterfalls in the Niagara River
  • Niagara River, part of the U.S.–Canadian border
  • Niagara Escarpment, the cliff over which the river forms the falls
  • Niagara Whirlpool, a natural whirlpool downstream from the falls
  • Niagara Gorge, formed by the recession of the falls
  • Buffalo Niagara Region
• United States
  • Niagara Falls, New York, the U.S. city adjacent to the falls
  • Niagara County, New York
    • Niagara Falls State Park, the oldest state park in the US
    • Niagara Escarpment AVA, New York wine region
  • Niagara, New York, a town
  • Fort Niagara, near Youngstown, New York
  • Niagara Frontier, a region south of Lakes Ontario and Erie
  • Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area
  • Bushkill Falls, also known as "Niagara of Pennsylvania"
• Canada
  • Niagara Falls, Ontario, the Canadian city adjacent to the falls
  • Niagara-on-the-Lake
  • Niagara Peninsula, between Lakes Ontario and Erie
  • Regional Municipality of Niagara
  • Anglican Diocese of Niagara
• Australia
  • Niagara, Western Australia, an abandoned town in the goldfields

Other U.S. locations

• Niagara, Kentucky
• Niagara, North Dakota, a town
• Niagara, Oregon, an unincorporated community
• Niagara, Wisconsin, a city
• Niagara (town), Wisconsin

Other Canadian locations

• Niagara, Toronto, a neighbourhood of Toronto
• Niagara, British Columbia, a ghost town in the Boundary Region of BC
• Niagara Peak, a mountain in the Cariboo Mountains of British Columbia, named in association with Niagara Creek
• Mitchell Lake/Niagara Park was the original name of Cariboo Mountains Provincial Park
• Niagara Peak, a mountain in the Cariboo Mountains of British Columbia, named in association with Niagara Creek

Military Units

British Army

• 52 (Niagara) Battery Royal Artillery

Military Engagements

• Battle of Lundy's Lane (1814), also known as the Battle of Niagara Falls of the War of 1812, taking place in July 1814.
• The Battle of Fort Niagara of the Seven Years' War, taking place in July 1759.
• The Capture of Fort Niagara of the War of 1812, taking place in December 1813.

Ships

• HMS Niagara, a Royal Navy brig captured and renamed the USS Linnet (1814)
• USS Niagara, any of several ships in the U.S. Navy
• RMS Niagara, a New Zealand civilian liner
• Niagara (palace steamer), a steamboat that sank on the Great Lakes in 1856

Entertainment

• Niagara (film), a 1953 film noir starring Marilyn Monroe
• "Niagara" (The Office), a two-part episode of the American television series The Office
• Niagara (artist), an American singer and artist
• Niagara (board game)
• Niagara (band), a French synthpop duo
• Niagara revel, the project by Eiichi Otaki

Other uses

• Niagara (grape)
• NYC Niagara a steam locomotive used by the New York Central Railroad
• Niagara University in Niagara County, New York
• Niagara College in Niagara Region, Ontario
• UltraSPARC T1, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara
• UltraSPARC T2, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara II
• SPARC T3, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara 3
• Pobjoy Niagara, a British aircraft engine

See also

• Niagara Falls (disambiguation)
• Battle of Niagara (disambiguation)