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  2. South-up map orientation - Wikipedia

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    Political map of Europe, showing south at the top. Research suggests that north-south positions on maps have psychological consequences. In general, north is associated with richer people, more expensive real estate, and higher altitude, while south is associated with poorer people, cheaper prices, and lower altitude (the "north-south bias").

  3. Nunavut - Wikipedia

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    Nunavut covers 1,836,993.78 km 2 (709,267.26 sq mi) [2] of land and 160,930 km 2 (62,137 sq mi) [3] of water in Northern Canada. The territory includes part of the mainland, most of the Arctic Archipelago, and all of the islands in Hudson Bay, James Bay, and Ungava Bay, including the Belcher Islands, all of which were part of the Northwest ...

  4. Geography of Canada - Wikipedia

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    5,599,077 km 2 (2,161,816 sq mi) 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 ...

  5. Google Maps - Wikipedia

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    In areas where Google Map Maker was available, for example, much of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe as well as the United States and Canada, anyone who logged into their Google account could directly improve the map by fixing incorrect driving directions, adding biking trails, or adding a missing building or road.

  6. Political colour - Wikipedia

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    Purple is often associated with feminism and when combined with black, is often used to represent anarcha-feminism. In Albania, purple is the colour of the Socialist Party of Albania. In Australia, purple is used by the Australian Electoral Commission, the independent statutory authority responsible for the management of federal elections ...

  7. Quebec - Wikipedia

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    In the 2016 census, Quebec had a population of 8,164,361, a 3.3% increase from its 2011 population of 7,903,001. With a land area of 1,356,625.27 km 2 (523,795.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.0/km 2 (15.6/sq mi) in 2016. Quebec accounts for a little under 23% of the Canadian population.

  8. Purple - Wikipedia

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    Purple haze refers to a state of mind induced by psychedelic drugs, particularly LSD. [86] Wearing purple is a military slang expression in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. for an officer who is serving in a joint assignment with another service, such as an Army officer on assignment to the Navy. The officer is symbolically putting aside his or ...

  9. Vancouver - Wikipedia

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    Vancouver. Vancouver (/ vænˈkuːvər / ⓘ van-KOO-vər; Canadian French: [vãkuvaɛ̯ʁ]) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a ...