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![]() ![]() Canada Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/canada/canada_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and NorthPacific Ocean, north of the conterminous US Geographic coordinates 60 00 N, 95 00 W Map references North America Area
Area - comparative slightly larger than US Land boundaries
Coastline 243,791 km Maritime claims
Climate varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north Terrain mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast Elevation extremes
Natural resources nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish,timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas Land use
Irrigated land 7,100 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development;cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing ofair masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and producemost of the country's rain and snow Environment - current issues air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damagingforests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impactingon agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminateddue to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location betweenRussia and US via north polar route; nearly 90% of the population is concentratedwithin 161 km of the US/Canada border
NOTE: The information regarding Canada on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Canada Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Canada Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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