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Canada covers 9,984,670 km 2 (3,855,100 sq mi) and a panoply of various geoclimatic regions, of which there are seven main regions. [9] Canada also encompasses vast maritime terrain, with the world's longest coastline of 243,042 kilometres (151,019 mi). [20] The physical geography of Canada is widely varied.
Canada Flag Coat of arms Motto: A mari usque ad mare (Latin) "From Sea to Sea" Anthem: "O Canada" Royal anthem: "God Save the King" Capital Ottawa 45°24′N 75°40′W / 45.400°N 75.667°W / 45.400; -75.667 Largest city Toronto Official languages English French Demonym(s) Canadian Government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy • Monarch Charles III • Governor ...
Although the Prairie Provinces region is named for the prairies located within Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the physical geography of the three provinces is quite diverse, consisting of portions of the Canadian Shield, the Western Cordillera and the Canadian Interior Plains. [27]
The Interior Plains physiographic area stretches across Canada and the United States, and the two governments each use a different hierarchical system to classify their portions. In Canada, the Interior Plains makes up one of seven physiographic areas included in the highest level of classification - defined as a "region" in that country.
The National Flag of Canada An enlargeable map of Canada, showing its ten provinces and three territories. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Canada : Canada ( / ˈ k æ n ə d ə / ) is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories .
Canada's mineral resources are diverse and extensive. [1] Across the Canadian Shield and in the north there are large iron, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, and uranium reserves. Large diamond concentrations have been recently developed in the Arctic, [2] making Canada one of the world's largest producers. Throughout the Shield ...
Ontario, Canada's fourth largest subdivision (after Nunavut, Quebec, and the Northwest Territories), had, at the 2021 Canadian census, a land area of 892,411.76 km 2 (344,562.11 sq mi) [1] (10.15 per cent of Canada and the fifth largest after Nunavut, Quebec, the Northwest Territories, and British Columbia) and as of 2017, there was 177,390 km 2 (68,490 sq mi) [2] (21.55 per cent of Canada and ...
The Innuitian Region is a physiographic division of Canada's far north. [1] It is one of three physiographic divisions of the Arctic Lands physiographic region, along with the Arctic Coastal Plain, and the Arctic Lowlands. [1] The Queen Elizabeth Islands comprise most of the region, which is also considered to be part of the Arctic Archipelago.