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Rideau Falls
The
Rideau Falls
are two
waterfalls
located in
Ottawa
,
Canada
where the
Rideau River
empties into the
Ottawa River
. The falls are divided by
Green Island
, with the
Old City Hall
just to the south. To the west of the falls is the headquarters of the
National Research Council
while to the east are the
Canada and the World Pavilion
and the
French Embassy
. The falls were named by the early French for their resemblance to a
curtain
, or
rideau
in French. The Rideau River was later named after the falls. The
Rideau Canal
was constructed to bypass these falls and the
Hog's Back Falls
.
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