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1000 Islands Tower

Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Canada

The 165th tallest tower in the world

120 m · 394 ft

The 1000 Islands Tower is a concrete observation tower, on Hill Island, in Ontario, about 620 meters from the border of New York State. Built and opened on June 15, 1965, the tower provides panoramic views over the Thousand Islands of both countries, from a height of 400 feet (120 m) above the St. Lawrence River. It is generally open from May to October.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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