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Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Canada has at least 35 urban communities at elevations of 1,000 m (3,300 ft) or ...
The generally strong dependency on elevation is known as altitudinal zonation: the average temperature of a location decreases as the elevation increases. The general effect of elevation depends on atmospheric physics. However, the specific climate and ecology of any particular location depends on specific features of that location.
Not all National Topographic System maps strictly follow the National Tiling System's linear grid. Some maps also, as an "overedge", cover land in an area which would otherwise be covered by an adjacent map sheet, simply because the latter area does not contain enough land in Canada to warrant a separate printing. [4] [clarification needed]
However, the False Creek Tunnel, part of the Canada Line rail-based transit system in Vancouver, at 29 m (95 ft) below sea level, is the lowest publicly accessible point in Canada. [16] Parts of Richmond, British Columbia are below sea-level, though behind dikes.
An enlargeable topographic map of Canada The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is Cape Columbia , Ellesmere Island , Nunavut 83°06′40″N 69°58′19″W / 83.111°N 69.972°W / 83.111; -69.972 ( Cape Columbia,
Canada has a vast geography that occupies much of the continent of North America, sharing a land border with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. [1]
However, the human body has both short-term and long-term adaptations to altitude that allow it to partially compensate for the lack of oxygen. There is a limit to the level of adaptation; mountaineers refer to the altitudes above 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) as the death zone, where it is generally believed that no human body can acclimatize.
A topographic map of Canada, in polar projection (for 90° W), showing elevations shaded from green to brown (higher) By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second-largest country. [115] By land area alone, Canada ranks fourth, due to having the world's largest area of fresh water lakes. [116]