page_title: Outline of Toronto
section_title: Geography of Toronto
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Toronto / Geography of Toronto
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Toronto:
  Toronto – largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. Toronto is a relatively modern city. Its history begins in the late 18th century, when the British Crown purchased its land from the Mississaugas of the New Credit.
context_section_description: Geography of Toronto
  Toronto is: a city in Canada, and provincial capital of Ontario
caption: Location of Toronto within Ontario
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