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The magazine's website contains substantial extracts from current articles and supplementary information not published in the print edition, and a digital edition is also produced for each issue. In addition to the Canadian Geographic title, the RCGS also publishes Géographica , its French companion, and Canadian Geographic Travel , which ...
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society was founded in 1929 by a group of eminent Canadians, including Marius Barbeau, an ethnographer and folklorist who is today considered a founder of Canadian anthropology, the Hon. A.E. Arsenault, Premier of Prince Edward Island and justice of the province's supreme court, Lawrence J. Burpee, Secretary for Canada of the International Joint Commission, John ...
Canada Flag Coat of arms Motto: A mari usque ad mare (Latin) "From Sea to Sea" Anthem: "O Canada" Royal anthem: "God Save the King" Capital Ottawa 45°24′N 75°40′W / 45.400°N 75.667°W / 45.400; -75.667 Largest city Toronto Official languages English French Demonym(s) Canadian Government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy • Monarch Charles III • Governor ...
The Canadian Geographic Challenge (formerly the Great Canadian Geography Challenge), established in 1995, [3] is the longest-running Canadian national student geography competition organized annually by Can Geo Education for students from Grades 4 to 10.
The Arctic Lowlands and Hudson Bay lowlands comprise a substantial part of the geographic region often designated as the Canadian Shield (in contrast to the sole geologic area). The ground in the Arctic is mostly composed of permafrost, making construction difficult and often hazardous, and agriculture virtually impossible.
The Centre for Geography and Exploration, located at 50 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, is headquarters to the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) and home to Canadian Geographic magazine, as well as Can Geo Education and special project departments. The Canada and the World Pavilion was a small museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Exhibits were ...
Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to the Banff National Parks, as well as Mount Robson and Hamber Provincial Parks in British Columbia, this park includes the community of Jasper, Columbia Icefield, Athabasca Falls, Sunwapta Falls, Maligne Lake, and canyon, and the Snow Dome, a hydrological apex of North ...
The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC; French: Commission géologique du Canada, CGC) is a Canadian federal government agency responsible for performing geological surveys of the country developing Canada's natural resources and protecting the environment.