Scarborough Bluffs - Forming much of the eastern portion of Toronto's waterfront, the Scarborough Bluffs has been described as a "geological wonder" and a unique feature in North America. The bluffs were named after Scarborough, England by Elizabeth Simcoe, the wife of John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. The bluffs run 14 kilometres from the foot of Victoria Park Avenue in the west to the mouth of Highland Creek in the east, reaching as high seventeen storeys.