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6 days ago · Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897. [47] This count was lower than the official 1 July 2006 population estimate of 32,623,490 people. [47] Ninety per cent of the population growth between 2001 and 2006 was concentrated in the main metropolitan areas. [48]
Apr 20, 2024 · Trans-Canada Highway, principal highway of Canada and the world’s longest national road. The road extends west-east between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts across the breadth of the country for 4,860 miles (7,821 km), between Victoria ( Vancouver Island, British Columbia) and St. John’s (Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador ).
May 1, 2024 · Of these 150 highest major summits of Canada, 102 are located in British Columbia, 37 in Yukon, 13 in Alberta, two in Nunavut, and one in the Northwest Territories. Three of these summits lie on the British Columbia-Alberta border and two lie on the British Columbia-Yukon border. Five of these summits lie on the international Yukon-Alaska ...
May 3, 2024 · map, graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features—for example, geographical, geological, or geopolitical—of an area of the Earth or of any other celestial body. Globes are maps represented on the surface of a sphere. Cartography is the art and science of making maps and charts. globe. A globe.
Apr 30, 2024 · St. John’s prospered as a fishing port, despite frequent attacks by the French and disastrous fires in 1816–17, 1846, and 1892. The city, one of the oldest and the most easterly in North America, now dominates the economic and cultural life of the province. It is the island of Newfoundland’s commercial and industrial centre, a major ocean ...
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5 days ago · 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. Edmonton. Capital of Alberta, Canada, on the North Saskatchewan River at an altitude of 665 m/2,182 ft. Halifax (N.S.)
6 days ago · A map chart, also known as a geographic heat map, provides a way of visualizing location-specific information on an actual atlas. It is frequently used in geography-related or travel-oriented sectors to present data-based insights better. For instance, a business can use it to visualize its sales distribution across different regions.
