Geography of Canada - Wikipedia
WEBCanada has a vast geography that occupies much of the continent of North America, sharing a land border with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean . [ 1 ]
Geography | The Canada Guide
WEBCanada is the world's second-largest country, yet most of the land is uninhabited. The main regions of Canada are the mountainous west coast, flat central prairies, eastern forested plains, and frozen north. Almost every region in Canada is home to an abundance of forests, rivers, and lakes.
Canada Maps & Facts - World Atlas
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Physical map of Canada showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Canada.
Canada | History, Population, Immigration, Capital, & Currency
WEB1 day ago · Canada, the second largest country in the world in area, occupying roughly the northern two-fifths of the continent of North America. Despite Canada’s great size, it is one of the world’s most sparsely populated countries. It has crafted what many consider to be a model multicultural society.
Canada - Land, Climate, People | Britannica
WEB4 days ago · Canada is bounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north, Greenland (a self-governing part of the Danish kingdom) to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, 12 states of the United States to the south, and the Pacific Ocean and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west; in addition, tiny Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (an archipelagic territory of ...
Canada Country Profile - National Geographic Kids
WEBCanada is a vast and rugged land. From north to south it spans more than half the Northern Hemisphere. From east to west it stretches almost 4,700 miles (7,560 kilometers) across six time zones....
Canada - Wikipedia
WEBCoordinates: 60°N 110°W. Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline.
Canada Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures | Infoplease
WEBCanada is the second-largest country in the world and has a vast and diverse geography. It has a mix of mountains, forests, lakes, and plains. The Rocky Mountains run through western Canada, while the Canadian Shield covers most of eastern and central Canada.
Physical features and territorial evolution of Canada
WEBCanada may be divided into several physiographic regions. A large interior basin centred on Hudson Bay and covering nearly four-fifths of the country is composed of the Canadian Shield, the interior plains, and the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence lowlands.
Geography of Canada - Wikiwand
WEBCanada covers 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi) and a panoply of various geoclimatic regions, of which there are seven main regions. Canada also encompasses vast maritime terrain, with the world's longest coastline of 243,042 kilometres (151,019 mi). The physical geography of Canada is widely varied.
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