CANADA

2010

A Picture of Canada

• Physical Features• Cities• Rural Life• Maps—Understanding Location• Culture

Canadian ShieldThe Canadian Shield is a broad region of Precambrian rock (pictured in shades of red) that encircles Hudson Bay. It spans eastern, northeastern, and east-central Canada and the northern portion of the upper midwestern United States.

Canadian ShieldThe Canadian Shield in relation to the United States and provinces of Canada.

Canadian ShieldTypical Canadian Shield: pines, lakes, bogs, and rock.

Canadian ShieldThe current layout of the Shield is one of very thin soil lying on top of the bedrock, with many bare outcrops. This arrangement was caused by glaciers during the last Ice Age, which covered the shield and scraped the rock clean in doing so.The shield is one of the world's richest areas in terms of mineral ores. It is filled with substantial deposits of nickel, gold, silver, and copper. Throughout the north of Canada there are many mining towns extracting these minerals.

Niagara Falls--Canada

St. Lawrence River

Canadian RockiesCanadian Rockies, Alberta. Bow LakeExtreme beauty, jagged ice-capped mountains, sparkling turquoise lakes reflecting everything in site, glaciers, waterfalls, and variety of wildlife lure 4 million visitors a year to Banff National Park. Banff is Canada's oldest national park, opened in 1885

Rocky Mountains, Canada

View of Canmore, Alberta

Cascade Mountain, CanadaCascade Mountain near Lake Minnewanka. Banff National Park

Provinces of Canada

Map of New Brunswick, Canada

New Brunswick, CanadaBeautiful province of New Brunswick is located at the geographical center of Atlantic Canada and is one of the three Canada's Maritime provinces.

Caraquet, New Brunswick

Map of Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island, CanadaPrince Edward Island, the birthplace of Canada's Confederation, is known for its red soil, sandy beaches, lush green fields, farming- especially its potatoes, fishing, and Irish Moss.

Gulf of St. Lawrence from Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward IslandGreen Gables Historic Site, devoted to Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic 'Anne of Green Gables

Prince Edward IslandFamous PEI potato fields

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Map of Nova Scotia, CanadaCompare the size of Prince Edward Island (green) to Nova Scotia (yellow).

Nova Scotia, Canada

Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is almost entirely surrounded by water.

Cheticamp Harbour, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Town of Lunenburg - Nova Scotia

The famous Big Céilidh Fiddle in Sydney, Nova Scotia

Map of Quebec

Quebec City's Old Town, view from the shore of St Lawrence river.Quebec City (Ville de Quebec) is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is one of the oldest cities in Canada. Located on the rocky banks of the St Lawrence river and surrounded by fortified stone walls, the Quebec City's famous Old Town (Vieux-Quebec) offers plenty of attractions with the famous Chateau Frontenac, the Citadelle, winding streets with unique European flavor and endless shops and restaurants.

QuebecAvenue St. Denis

Quebec city, view from St Lawrence river

Rue du Petit Champlain, Quebec City, Quebec

Map of Ontario, Canada

Kingston, OntarioThe city of Kingston is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario, Canada. Kingston was the first capital of the united Canadas before Confederation from 1841 to 1844 and the home of Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Kingston also known as "the Limestone City" because many historic buildings and castles were built from limestone.

Field near Ottawa, OntarioOntario is the most populated province in Canada. Toronto, the capital of Ontario is the largest city in Canada. Canada's capital - Ottawa is also located in Ontario. Ontario is mostly English-speaking Canadian province. Climate in Ontario primarily continental with hot, humid summers and cold winters. In the northern part of Ontario winters are much colder and longer, with shorter, cooler summers.

Toronto - Ontario's capital

Downtown Toronto

Casa Loma, Toronto

Ottawa, Ontario

Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario

Parliament in Ottawa, Ontario

Fjord, Baffin East Coast Mountains, Nunavut, Canada

Pond Inlet, Nunavut CanadaPond Inlet is located on Eclipse Sound on the northern side of Baffin Island. Often called the "Jewel of the Baffin," Pond Inlet is surrounded by beautiful scenery and abundant wildlife. This abundant and diverse selection of wildlife has made Pond Inlet a favorite hunting and fishing location for over 4,000 years.

It's so cold in this house ... an Igloo on frozen sea ice near Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada.

Map of Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta

Alberta

British Columbia

Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

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