Canadian Society and History: Geography

The Atlantic Ocean extends in an S shape from the arctic to the antarctic regions between North and South America on the west and Europe and Africa on the east.

Baffin Bay is a semi-enclosed sea between Greenland and the Canadian islands of Ellesmere, Baffin, and Devon.

Area of Precambrian rocks in eastern and northern Canada.

Group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada.

In The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Freshwater lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada; area 28,450 sq km/10,980 sq mi.

Inland sea of North America, c.475,000 sq mi (1,230,000 sq km), c.850 mi (1,370 km) long and c.650 mi (1,050 km) wide, E central Canada.

river, c.1,120 mi (1,800 km) long, issuing from Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Arctic Ocean through a great delta.

Water routes through the Arctic Archipelago, N Canada, and along the northern coast of Alaska between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

Largest and deepest ocean, c.70,000,000 sq mi (181,300,000 sq km), occupying about one third of the earth's surface

Largest North American mountain system, extending for 4,800 km/3,000 mi from the Mexican plateau near Sante Fe, north through the west-central states of the USA, and through Canada to the Alaskan border.

One of the principal rivers of North America, 744 mi (1,197 km) long. It issues from the northeastern end of Lake Ontario and flows northeast, first along the U.S.-Canadian border, then into S Que., Canada, past Montreal and Quebec City, to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, N of Cape Gaspé.

International waterway, 2,342 mi (3,769 km) long, consisting of a system of canals, dams, and locks in the St. Lawrence River and connecting channels between the Great Lakes; opened 1959.

Treeless plains of N North America and N Eurasia, lying principally along the Arctic Circle, on the coasts and islands of the Arctic Ocean, and to the north of the coniferous forest belt.

In Geography of the World
Some of the richest and poorest areas of Canada are found within the eastern part of the country.

In Geography of the World
A wealth of natural resources first attracted European settlers to the wilds of western Canada.

Region and former French colony, E Canada, encompassing modern Nova Scotia but also New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and coastal areas of E Maine.

Island forming the northeastern part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, comprising the counties of Cape Breton, Inverness, Victoria, and Richmond.

The most easterly part of the North American mainland, Labrador consists primarily of a gently sloping plateau with an irregular coastline of numerous bays, fjords, inlets, and cliffs.

In The Columbia Encylopedia
The largest city in Alberta and the fastest-growing major city in Canada, Calgary is a corporate, transportation, and financial center for Canada's oil and natural gas industries.

Capital of Alberta, Canada, on the North Saskatchewan River at an altitude of 665 m/2,182 ft.

It is the largest and most important city of the Canadian Maritime Provinces (consisting of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick), and is the main port in eastern Canada.

Montreal is the second largest metropolitan area in Canada, after Toronto, and is a cultural, commercial, financial, and industrial center.

Capital of Canada, in eastern Ontario, on the hills overlooking the Ottawa River, and divided by the Rideau Canal (1832) into the Upper (western) and Lower (eastern) towns.

Capital of Saskatchewan, Canada, on Wascana Creek.

City and inland port in Ontario, Canada, on Lake Superior; population (2006) 103,200.

Port and capital of Ontario, Canada, at the mouths of the Humber and Don rivers on Lake Ontario.

In The Columbia Encyclopedia
It is the largest city on Canada's Pacific coast, the center of the third largest metropolitan area in Canada, and the nation's chief Pacific port, with an excellent year-round harbor.

Capital of Yukon Territory, Canada, on the Yukon River.

It is a focus for trans-Canada and Canada–US traffic, and a market and transhipment point for wheat and other produce from the Prairie Provinces: Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.