Saturday, May 10, 2014

CANADIAN POSTCARD : NIAGARA FALLS MAID OF THE MIST



THE SENDER : Ju from Republic of Korea (South Korea).
THE PICTURE : It is niagara falls. Niagara falls is located in Canada. Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States; more specifically, between the province of Ontario and the state of New York. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge. Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, with a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m). Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America, as measured by vertical height and also by flow rate. The falls are located 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.
THE STAMP : It is Korean Stamps. It is Arctous ruber (Rehder & Wilson) Nakai stamp, Gyeongju stamp, and Vitis amurensis Ruprecht (wild grapes). The Arctous ruber (Rehder & Wilson) Nakai stamp is issued on 2007.

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