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WHAT'S INSIDE: CANADA

Canada and the United States share one of the largest contiguous borders in the world. Canada is diverse with mountains in the west, plains in the central regions, and lowlands in the southeast.

Alberta
Atlantic Provinces
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
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Alberta
Alberta is situated to the east of British Columbia and north of Montana (U.S.). It has three large lakes and its two biggest cities are Calgary and Edmonton.
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Atlantic Provinces
The Atlantic Provinces are comprised of the three Maritime provinces â€“ New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador.
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- Geography of the Atlantic Provinces
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Canadian province. Nearly75% of the province is covered by mountains, chiefly the Coast Mountains, part of the Canadian Rockies.
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Manitoba
Manitoba is the central Canadian province situated between Saskatchewan and Ontario. Manitoba is largely prairies, but also has the largest active sand dunes in the world north of 58th parallel.
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- Geography of Brandon
- Geography of Flin Flon
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is a maritime province located northeast of Maine (U.S.). Since it is partially shielded from the ocean by neighboring Nova Scotia, its people depend more on the rivers rather than the sea.
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- Geography of Fredericton
- Geography of Saint John
- Geography of New Brunswick
- Geography of Moncton
Newfoundland
Technically Newfoundland and Labrador, this Atlantic province consists of the island of Newfoundland and the mainland Labrador. They are situated off of Canada's eastern seaboard.
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- Geography of Newfoundland
- Geography of Labrador
- Geography of St. John's
- Geography of Corner Brook
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is the second-most northern Canadian province and varies from ice-covered archipelagos to sprawling forests and mountains. The Mackenzie River is the longest in Canada.
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- Geography of the Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a maritime province and a peninsula situated to the east of New Brunswick. It is the second smallest Canadian province.
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- Geography of Dartmouth
- Geography of Annapolis Royal
- Geography of Nova Scotia
- Geography of Sydney
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest territory of Canada. It is sparsely populated and reaches farther north than any other Canadian province.
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- Nunavut
Ontario
Ontario is a Canadian province located north of the Great Lakes and bordering Minnesota (U.S.) and New York (U.S.). Ontario has pristine lakes, mountains, forests and, of course, Niagara Falls.
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Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is the smallest Canadian province and is mostly pastoral. It is situated between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
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- Geography of Prince Edward Island
- Geography of Charlottetown
Quebec
Quebec is the largest Canadian province and it is located just to the east of Ontario and borders four northeastern U.S. states. Its terrain is rich in natural resources.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a rectangular-shaped province located just to the north of Montana (U.S.) and between Alberta and Manitoba. It has grasslands to the south, the prairies in its central areas and forests in the north.
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Yukon Territory
The Yukon Territory is a cold, dry place with many of Canada's biggest mountains and most beautiful lakes. The Yukon is also home to the world's largest non-polar ice field, the Kluane ice fields.
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- Geography of Dawson
- Geography of Whitehorse
- Geography of Klondike
- Geography of the Yukon Territory
Physical Features
Canada's physical features are diverse, including coastal plains, vast prairie lands, forests, the Great Lakes and the Arctic Archipelago.
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- Lakes
- National Parks and Landmarks

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