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Eurofins Scientific was founded in 1987 with 4 employees. Eurofins derived the "fins" of its name from the French version of SNIF-NMR: Fractionnement Isotopique Naturel Spécifique par Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire or FINS-RMN. During this start up period (1987 to 1997), the SNIF-NMR patent was registered. [6]
The Yukon Time Zone (UTC−09:00) covered most of Yukon from 1900 until 1966. In 1973, the last portions of Yukon switched to Pacific Time, leaving UTC−09:00 unused in Canada. In 1988, Newfoundland observed "double daylight saving time" from April 3 until October 30, meaning that the time was set ahead by 2 hours. [24]
Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 155 %. Geographic limits of the map: N: 57.1° N; S: 41.3° N; W: 95.5° W; E: 74.0° W; Date: 26 August 2009: Source: Own work, using United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency data; World Data Base II data; Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada; Author: NordNordWest: Permission (Reusing this file)
A map sheet in the Southern zone spans half a degree of longitude, one in the Arctic zone spans a full degree, and one in the High Arctic zone spans two degrees. Each of these 1:50,000 sheets, in turn, was at one time split into eight 1:25,000 scale map sub-sheets, lettered as lower-case a to h, using the same boustrophedon pattern as the ...
Ontario [a] is the southernmost province of Canada. [9] [b] Located in Central Canada, [10] Ontario is the country's most populous province.As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to 38.5 per cent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec).
The region lies south of the province's other primary region, Northern Ontario, although the exact northern boundary of Southern Ontario is disputed. However, its core region is situated south of Algonquin Park, the latter being in an area of transition between coniferous forest north of the French and Mattawa Rivers and southern deciduous forest.
Canada is unique among countries in that it borders three marine realms: the Arctic, Temperate Northern Atlantic, and Temperate Northern Pacific.These realms can be further subdivided into three marine biomes and fifteen marine ecoregions based upon biological distinctiveness.
Greenpeace Canada [31] = Greenpeace is a well-known environmental organization around the world, it is known in 55 countries and has millions of supporters. Their movements started in 1971, when after their first action, the United States stopped nuclear testing on the groups at Amchitka Island, Alaska. [ 32 ]