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Place Name
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Beauharnois
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Pronunciation
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bo-HAHR-nwah
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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6,449 (1991)
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Location
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Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
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45°19'N
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Longitude
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73°52'W
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Beauharnois
(bo-HAHR-nwah), city (1991 pop. 6,449), S Que.,
Canada, on L. St. Louis, a broadening of the St. Lawrence R.; 45°19'N
73°52'W. Steel, aluminum, metal alloys, paper, chemicals, and
furniture are produced. Beauharnois is at the E outlet of the
Beauharnois Canal, part of the St. Lawrence Seaway System, and is the
site of a large hydroelectric development.
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