Geography ABC's - Canada

Canada may mean villiage or settlement but is world's second largest country by size. The division between Canadian and United States is the world's longest undefended border. Canada is surrounded by an archipelago that contains the some of the world's largest islands. These are just a few facts about Canada, below is a complete alphabet of interesting and unique facts about the home of the northern lights and the yukon.

A is for Aboriginal, the people living in Canada before colonization including the Metis.

B is for bannock, a warm grilled bread.

C is for Caleche which is a horse cab.

D is for Dinosaur Park the home of thousands of dinosaur fossiles.

E is for Edmonton the world’s largest shopping mall with more than 800 stores.

F is for flipper pie, a favorite in Newfoundland.

G is for Gaelic the language spoken in Nova Scotia.

H is for Horseshoe Fall, the Canadian section of the Niagara Falls.

I is for Inuit, an original Aboriginal, that since 1999 has self governed the territory, Nunarut.

J is for just in case you were wondering….the average day time temperature of Resolute in December is -26 and the average night time temperature is -33 and they have no sun!

K is for the Klondike gold rush of 1897.

L is for loonie, Canada’s one-dollar coin.

M is for Micmas, the earliest inhabitants of Nova Scotia.

N is for neve. What is neve? It's the compact snow of the upper part of a glacier. Where can you find neve in Canada? At the Athabasca Glacier Park which has more than 70 different glacier!

O is for Ogopogo the legendary monster of Okanagan Lake.

P is for pingo, a large ice hill that is covered by dirt.

Q is for Quebecois, the local language of Quebec.

R is for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, also known as ‘Mountie.’

S is for Signal Hill where the 1^st transatlantic radio message was received.

T is for tourtiere a meat pie.

U is for the Ukrainian Cultural Village a living turn of the century Ukrainian village.

V is for the Vikings which more than 1,000 years ago landed in Canada.

W is for the wild wood bison. Do you know Canada is home to the world’s last wild herd?

X marks the spot

Y is for the Yukon Territory or Land of the Midnight Sun because of the lack of sun.

Z is for zinc which Canada is the world's largest producer of.

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