Canada facts and Amazing Canada Superlatives

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• Jasper Nationalpark in the Rocky Mountains spans over several vegetation zones. • Canada’s biggest bay is Hudson Bay which was discovered in 1610 by English explorer Henry Hudson. Hudson Bay is located in Eastern Canada and is frozen from about mid December and mid June every year. • Nunavut territory in Northern Canada was only created in 1999 and is home to the Inuit population. Did you know that the number plate for cars, motorbikes and snowmobiles in the Northern State of Nunavut is the shape of a polar bear

• Polar Bear at Hudson Bay by CHBaum at Shutterstock

• Canadian polar bear in the tundra at Hudson Bay

• Canada’s longest river is McKenzie River in the North West. The river is 4,241 km 2,635 miles long.

• The highest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan with 5,959 m 19,551 ft. Mount Logan is located in the ukon Territory at the border with Alaska USA.

• About 38 million people live in Canada. Almost 82% of all Canadian live in urban areas. Life expectancy at birth is about 83 years. There are 26 doctors per 10,000 people in Canada.

• The Literacy Rate is 99%, so almost all Canadians can read and write.

• About 1.4 Million Canadians refer to themselves h l as belonging bl i to the h indigenous i di or Aboriginal people, among them First Nation people, Metis and Inuits. Did you know, that 21 June is celebrated as ‘National Aboriginal Day’ in Canada This is a day of celebration for Aboriginal peoples in Canada. • Canada First Nations people celebrating pow wow - image by Anton Bielousov Shutterstock.com

• First Nations people celebrating - image by Anton Bielousov

• The national holiday is called Canada Day and is celebrated on 1 July.

• Canada is a popular country for immigration. The country is said to have the largest population growth of the industrialised countries (G-7).

• The most travellers arriving in Canada come from the USA, the United Kingdom and France.

The most popular countries for travel for Canadians are the USA, Mexico and Cuba. There are more than 2,800 hockey rinks in Canada. However, almost twice as many kids under d 14 years play l soccer than h h hockey. k IceHockey is still the second most practised sport in Canada for all over 15 years of age. Ice hockey comes after golf, but before soccer! Ice hockey in Canada, image by Iurii Osadchi Ice Hockey Match between Canada and the USA

Canada is the world leader in uranium mining. Uranium is used in nuclear power plants for producing electricity. The largest uranium mine of the world is located at Cigar Lake in northern Saskatchewan Canada. Canada is also the largest supplier of energy, also including oil and gas, to the USA! Canada is also the third largest oil reserve holder in the world after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. The North American country is also the seventh largest producer of oil. Canada is fourth biggest producer of hydro electric power - after China, Brazil and the USA.

The Trans-Canada highway is said to be the longest national highway in the world. About half of Canada’s landmass is covered by forest. There are about 180 tree species in Canada. Timber is among the main exports of the country. Canada is the third most forested country in the world.

Canada - Forest as far as the eye can see Did you know that Canada is taking part in NASA’s Lunar Gateway project Read more about Canada’s role in the Moon exploration here.

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