Hudson Bay · Coasts
Hudson Bay: Canada Map, Drainage and Seasonal Ice
On a map of Canada, Hudson Bay looks almost like a hole in the continent. Yet its ocean connections, far-reaching river network and winter…
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Ogilvie Mountains · Mountains
Ogilvie Mountains: Yukon Map and Northern Wilderness
The Ogilvie Mountains are often introduced through the striking peaks around Tombstone, but that familiar view represents only part of a much larger northern…
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Alberta · Mountains
Kananaskis Country: Alberta Map and Mountain Landscape
Kananaskis Country sounds like one place with one boundary. On a map, it is better understood as a mountain region containing several parks, river…
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Lake Louise · Lakes
Lake Louise: Canada Map, Color and Glacier Setting
Lake Louise is famous for its pale turquoise water beneath steep mountain slopes. Yet its name can point to three different destinations, and its…
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Lake Champlain · Lakes
Lake Champlain: Map, Basin and Canadian Connection
Lake Champlain looks like a long dividing line on a northeastern North America map. Look a little closer, and it also becomes a connection:…
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Great Bear Lake · Lakes
Great Bear Lake: Canada Map, Depth and Northern Setting
Great Bear Lake’s five broad arms spread across northern Canada like the branches of a water-filled landscape. Reading those arms, the southwestern outlet and…
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Moraine Lake · Lakes
Moraine Lake: Canada Map, Color and Mountain Setting
A blue-green lake beneath a wall of peaks can seem easy to understand from a photograph, yet its color, basin and access each tell…
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Canada · Countries & regions
Canada Provinces and Territories Map: Capitals and Guide
A map of Canada needs room for both the Arctic islands and the small Atlantic provinces. This guide pairs a national overview with a…
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Ontario · Lakes
Lake Ontario (Lake America): Facts, Map, Depth & Name Change
Lake Ontario is the easternmost and smallest Great Lake by surface area, shared by Ontario, Canada, and New York, United States. Its maximum depth…
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Ottawa · Cities & capitals
Capital of Canada: Ottawa
Canada’s political heart beats in Ottawa—set where the Ottawa and Rideau rivers meet, about 124 miles (200 kilometers) west of Montréal and 280 miles…
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