List of Canadian national parks - List of Canadian national parks Canada's national park system is run by Parks Canada, which also runs Canada's National Historic Sites. This list also includes Canada's two National Marine Conservation Areas. Aulavik National Park (Northwest Territories) Auyuittuq National Park (Nunavut) Banff National Park (Alberta) Bruce Peninsula National Park (Ontario) Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Nova Scotia) Elk Island National Park (Alberta) Fathom Five National Marine Park (Ontario) Forillon National Park (Quebec) Fundy National Park (New Brunswick) Georgian Bay Islands National Park (Ontario) Glacier National Park (British Columbia) Grasslands National Park (Saskatchewan) Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador) Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (British Columbia) Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site (British Columbia) Ivvavik National Park (Yukon) Jasper National Park (Alberta) Kejimkujik National.
Ukkusiksalik National Park - Ukkusiksalik National Park Ukkusiksalik National Park is a national park in Nunavut, Canada. It is a 20,000 sq.km region stretching westward from Hudson Bay on the Nunavut mainland, just south of the Arctic Circle. In addition to a reversing falls and 500 archeological sites, including an old Hudson's Bay Company trading post, the region is home to such species as polar bears and peregrine falcons. The park was created on August 23, 2003. See List of Canadian national parks. External Links CBC News article.
Canadian Rockies - Canadian Rockies The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. The southern end in Alberta and British Columbia borders Idaho and Montana of the USA. The northern end, also in Alberta and British Columbia, borders Alaska. The Canadian Rockies also contain four national parks: Banff National Park Jasper National Park Kootenay National Park Yoho National Park Significant peaks Mount Robson 3,954 m 12,972' highest point Mount Columbia 3,747 m 12,293' highest point in Alberta North Twin 3,719 m 12,200' Mount Clemenceau 3,658 m 12,001' Mount Alberta 3,619 m 11,873' Mount Forbes 3,612 m 11,850' South Twin 3,549 m 11,675' Mount Temple 3,543 m 11,624' highest point near Lake Louise Mount Brazeau 3,525 m 11,565' .
Quttinirpaaq National Park - Quttinirpaaq National Park Satellite picture of a glacier in Ellesmere National Park () Quttinirpaaq National Park (formerly Ellesmere Island National Park) is a national park of Canada. Located on the northeastern corner of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, the most northerly extent of Canada, it is the most northerly park on Earth. The park was established in 1988, but remains in a reserve status while land claim issues are being resolved. The land here is dominated by rock and ice. It is a polar desert with very little annual precipitation and many of the glaciers here are remnants from the last episode of glaciation. The reserve covers nearly 38,000 square kilometers, making it the second largest park in Canada. Some wildlife, including arctic hares, caribou, and musk oxen live.
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Pacific Rim National Park is a Canadian National Park made up of three separate regions: Long Beach, the Broken Group Islands, and the West Coast Trail. The entire park encompasses 49,962 hectares of land and ocean. Long Beach Long Beach is the most visited and most accessible of the three regions. It is made up of the coastal region from Tofino to Ucluelet. The Green Point campground has 94 campsites, and is a short walk to the sandy beach which is popular for beachcombing, and observing the wildlife in the park. There are also many trails in the park with terrain ranging from bog to coastal rainforest. Broken Group Islands The Broken Group Islands region is made up of over one hundred small.
Minister of Canadian Heritage - Minister of Canadian Heritage In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Canadian Heritage is the head of Heritage Canada, the federal government department responsible for Canada's Arts, Culture, Communications network, National parks, and Historic sites and institutions. See also List of Ministers of Canadian Heritage This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
List of China-related topics - List of China-related topics This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia that are related to China, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar. The list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that should be here but is not (or one that should not be here but is), please do update the page accordingly. Misc 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Wikipedia discussions/working pages See Wikipedia:History standards for China-related articles Wikipedia:Manual of Style for China-related articles.
List of Canada-related topics - List of Canada-related topics A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Abortion in Canada Acadia Alberta Art in Canada Asian Canadian B Bank of Canada Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec Baptist Union of Western Canada Battle of Chateauguay Battle of Chrysler's Farm Battle of Lake Erie Battle of Lundy's Lane Battle of Normandy Battle of Queenston Heights Battle of the Plains of Abraham Battle of the Thames Battle of York Beothuks Bilingualism Bloc Quebecois British Columbia British North America C Cabinet of Canada Canada Cup (hockey) Canada Day Canada East Canada West the Canadas Canadian Alliance Party Canadian Baptist Ministries Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Canada China Business Council.
Geography of Canada - north Terrain: Canada has a varied terrain. The west of the country is extremely mountainess with the Rocky Mountains being the largest range. The center area of the country is a vast sedimetary plain that makes up most of the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The north of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec is located on the vast rocky Canadian Shield which cannot support agriculture but does have large mineral reserves. The south of Ontario and Quebec is rich agricultural land that is the centre of Canada's produce and dairy farms. It is also the most heavily populated part of the country. The maritime provinces have the Adirondack Mountains, but these are quite short and the provinces are generally flat. Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point:.
1951 in sports - in sports, other events of 1951, 1952 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 1.1 Auto Racing 1.2 Baseball 1.3 Basketball 1.4 Boxing 1.5 Cycling 1.6 Figure Skating 1.7 Football (Soccer) 1.8 Football (American) 1.9 Canadian Football League 1.10 Golf 1.11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 1.12 Harness Racing 1.13 Ice Hockey 1.14 Tennis 1.15 General sporting events 2 Births 3 Deaths Events Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Herb Thomas AAA Racing: Tony Bettenhausen won the series championship Lee Wallard won the Indianapolis 500 Formula One Championship - Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina 24 hours of Le Mans: Louis Rosier / Jean-Louis Rosier won driving a Talbot-Lago Rally racing: Marcel Becquart / H. Secret won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Hotchkiss Drag racing -.
British Columbia - Columbia British Columbia, or simply B.C.; (French: la Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces. It was the sixth province to join the confederation of Canada (in 1871). As of 2001, the population was 4,095,934 (British Columbians). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Geography 1.1 Parks 2 History 3 See also Geography Its capital is Victoria, at the extreme south-east of Vancouver Island. Its largest city is Vancouver, which is in the south-west corner of the mainland of Canada (the city is near, but not on Vancouver Island). Other major cities include Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster in the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, and Kelowna, and Kamloops in the "interior". Prince George is located in the north of the province. British Columbia is located on the extreme.
Bucharest - RATB Surface Transport 5.4 Taxis 5.5 CFR Trains 5.6 Getting to and from Bucharest 5.6.3 Air 5.6.4 Train 6 Sights & Landmarks 6.7 Palatul Poporului 6.8 The Village Museum 6.9 Triumph Arch 6.10 Cişmigiu Gardens 6.11 National Art Museum 6.12 Museum of the Romanian Peasant 6.13 Other landmarks 7 Shopping 7.14 Supermarket chains 7.15 Shopping centers 7.16 Ethnic artifacts 8 Education 8.17 Colleges and Universities 9 Sports Teams 9.18 Football (soccer) 10 Notable Natives 11 External Links Geography Along a small tributary of Dâmboviţa, named Colentina, several lakes stretch across the city, the most important being Lake Floreasca, Lake Tei and Lake Colentina. In addition, in the center of the capital there is a small artificial lake - Lake Cişmigiu. Surrounded by gardens and parks, it has a rich history, as.
Wapiti - small in eastern Canada. Elk, like other cervids, are subject to chronic wasting disease, which may be similar to Mad cow disease. The primary predators of adult elk are mountain lions, wolves, and grizzlies. Coyotes and black bears sometimes prey on cubs. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt made a gift of wapiti to New Zealand, where they were released into the southwestern part of the South Island. Related Species North American elk, like moose and caribou, are an Old World deer species that originated in Eurasia and spread to North America, crossing the Bering Land Bridge during the ice age. North American elk were once considered a separate species, and the Eurasian red deer another species. Scientists now know that elk are a subspecies of the Eurasian red deer. The Red Deer.
Regina Manifesto - Manifesto The Regina Manifesto Adopted at First National Convention Held at Regina, Saskatchewan, July, 1933. The CCF is a federation of organizations whose purpose is the establishment in Canada of a Co-operative Commonwealth in which the principle regulating production, distribution and exchange will be the supplying of human needs and not the making of profits. We aim to replace the present capitalist system, with its inherent injustice and inhumanity, by a social order from which the domination and exploitation of one class by another will be eliminated, in which economic planning will supersede unregulated private enterprise and competition, and in which genuine democratic self-government, based upon economic equality will be possible. The present order is marked by glaring inequalities of wealth and opportunity, by chaotic waste and instability; and in an.
Medicine Hat, Alberta - the Blackfoot buffalo jump into Seven Persons Creek Coulee. Police Point Park was an early North West Mounted Police outpost and the park is now a nature-lovers' dream with shale paths next to the South Saskatchewan River. When missionaries and fur traders arrived from Europe in the eighteenth century Alberta was inhabited by several "Indian" nations. Wrangling between the French and British (a continuing theme in Canadian history) kept Alberta from being fully exploited at first, but with the creation of trading posts near Edmonton and up north the squabbling subsided somewhat. With the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway (completed 1885) and the increasing flow of people into the area, a territorial government was created in 1875. The vast herds of bison on which the Indians depended were hunted nearly.
Michigan - longest coastline of any state except Alaska and more recreational boats than any other state. USS Michigan was named in honor of this state. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 1.1 Early European History 1.2 U.S. History 1.3 Major Historical Events 2 Law and Government 3 Geography 3.4 National parks 4 Economy 5 Demographics 6 Important Cities and Towns 7 Education 7.5 Colleges and Universities 8 Professional sports teams 9 Miscellaneous Information 9.6 Quick Trivia 9.7 Related articles 10 External Links History Once a thriving lumber capital and supplier of iron and copper minerals, Michigan's declining natural resources gave way at the turn of the twentieth century. The birth of the automotive industry with Henry Ford's first plant in the Highland Park suburb of Detroit, marked the beginning of a new.
Vancouver, British Columbia - suburb of Portland, Oregon. For more uses see Vancouver (disambiguation) Vancouver is a Canadian city, in the Province of British Columbia. It is a major seaport and the largest metropolitan centre in western Canada, home to 545,000 people in 2001. Vancouver is the main city of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and of the larger region commonly known as the Lower Mainland, where 1,986,965 people (2001) live. The current mayor is Larry Campbell, Coalition of Progressive Electors. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Location 2 History 3 Scenery 4 Climate 5 Living 6 People 7 Industry 8 Transportation 9 Rankings 10 Sites of Interest 11 Colleges and Universities 12 Professional Sports Teams 13 Municipalities in Greater Vancouver 14 Location Relative to Other Municipalities in Greater Vancouver 15 References 16 External Links.
London, Ontario - the "Forest City" due to its large areas of parkland and extensive tree cover. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 1.1 Major Historical Events 2 Law/Government 3 Geography 4 Physical geography (area, unique features) 5 Major Parks 6 Economy 7 Major industries/products 8 Demographics 8.2 First-language 9 Colleges/Universities in city 10 Sporting teams in the city 11 Notable personalities in London's history 12 Media 13 Arts and Culture 14 Transportation 15 Sites of Interest History Prior to European contact in the 17th century, the present site of London was occupied by numerous Iroquois villages; the village at the forks of Askumessippi (the Thames River) was called Kotequogong. This site was selected as the site of the future capital of Upper Canada by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1793, although the city.
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks - Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. It consists of four national parks: Jasper Kootenay Banff Yoho and three British Columbia provincial parks: Hamber Mount Assiniboine Mount Robson The parks include mountains, glaciers, hot springs and the headwaters of major North American river systems including: North Saskatchewan River Athabasca River Columbia River Fraser River The area is known for its natural beauty and biological diversity. It includes the Burgess shale site, a World Heritage Site in its own right..
International Criminal Court - to distinguish it from International Chamber of Commerce. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 How cases reach the ICC 2 Historical Background 3 Development of the ICC 4 Structure and powers 5 Role of United Nations 6 List of States parties 7 Opposition to the ICC 7.1 US objections 7.2 Israeli and Chinese objections 7.3 Other objections to the Statute 7.4 US measures against the ICC 7.4.1 American Servicemembers Protection Act 7.4.2 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1422 7.4.3 "Article 98" agreements 8 External Links How cases reach the ICC Cases may be be referred to the ICC by one of four methods: A country member of the Assembly of States Parties sends the case; A country that has chosen to accept the ICC's jurisdiction sends the case; The Security Council sends.
