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Français : Carte topographique des Provinces Maritimes du Canada. Projection conique conforme de Lambert ; système géodétique WGS84. Méridien central: 65° O; Parallèle de référence : 45° N; Second parallèle de référence: 48° N; Latitude d'origine : 43° N; Limites géographiques de la carte : Nord : 49.333333; Ouest : -71; Sud ...
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The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (French: Îles Éparses or Îles Éparses de l'océan Indien) consist of four small coral islands, an atoll, as well as a reef in the Indian Ocean; they constitute the fifth district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, [1] though sovereignty over some or all of the islands is contested by the Comoros, Madagascar, and Mauritius.
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]
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO; French: Pêches et Océans Canada, MPO) is a department of the Government of Canada that is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs in support of Canada's economic, ecological and scientific interests in oceans and inland waters. Its mandate includes responsibility for the conservation ...
The Oceans Act is the key mechanism by which the Government of Canada has committed to protecting 30% of Canadian waters by 2030. [ 10 ] Canadian Geographic has found that some older than 2022 Marine Protected Areas under the act do not have strong protections against certain kinds of economic activity, including oil and gas development . [ 11 ]
The Indian Ocean drainage basin covers 21,100,000 km 2 (8,100,000 sq mi), virtually identical to that of the Pacific Ocean and half that of the Atlantic basin, or 30% of its ocean surface (compared to 15% for the Pacific). The Indian Ocean drainage basin is divided into roughly 800 individual basins, half that of the Pacific, of which 50% are ...
Baccalieu Island; Bell Island; Bell Island (Grey Islands) Belle Isle; Brunette Island; Carbonear Island; Change Islands; Cod Island; Fogo Island; Funk Island; Great Colinet Island