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Canada Ingrid Juhásová 8.A. About Canada. Canada is a country in North America consisting of ten provinces and three territories . Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Area: 9 984 670 km²
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About Canada • Canada is a country in North America consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. • Area: 9 984 670 km² • Population: 34 721 000 • Capital: Otawa • The biggest city: Toronto • Establishment: Federal parliamentary constitotional monarchy
Ottawa • Ottawa is the capital of Canada, while Canada's fourth largest city. Located in the eastern part of the province of Ontario in the Ottawa Valley. Ottawa has a total population of 808,391.
Toronto • Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city of Canada. Population exceeds 2.5 million. It lies on the northern shore of Lake Ontario.
Provinces of Canada • Ontario • Quebec • Nova Scotia • New Brunswick • Manitoba • British Columbia • Prince Edward Island • Saskatchewan • Alberta • Newfoundland and Labrador
Territories of Canada • Northwest • Yukon • Nunavut
History • Archaeological studies and have indicated a human presence in the northern Yukon region from 24,500 BC, and in southern Ontario from 7500 BC. • The first known attempt at European colozitanion began when Norsemen settled briefly at Lans aux meadows in Newfoundland around 1000 AD.
Attractions • Niagara falls • Banff National Park and the Rocky Mountains • Toronto's CN Tower • Old Quebec • Ottawa's Parliament Hill • BayofFundy • Vancouver'sStanleyPark
Niagara falls • Niagara Falls are known waterfalls on the border of Canada and the USA. Laying on the Niagara River, on the eastern border between Canada and the United States.
Hockey • Canadian national hockey team is one of the most successful national representative teams in ice hockey in history.