The great land of Canada - a vast country covering an area of 3,511,000 sq miles (approx 9,093,500 sq kilometres) and occupying a major portion of northern North America. Canada shares borders with 13 US States in the south (including those fringing the great lakes), plus the State of Alaska which borders both British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
Canada has ten provinces namely: British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and three territories: Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Canada is the largest country on the North American continential plate. It has the longest coastline in the world at 243,000 kilometres (approx 151,000 miles) bordering with the Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
The largest city, Toronto is situated in the province of Ontario and holds a current population of approximately 2,503,281. Although the capital city of Canada as a whole is Ottawa, each Province or Territory also has its own captial city, namely:
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The Royal St Johns Regatta North America's oldest continuously running sport is the annual Royal St John's Regatta. August 2, 2007: We're two months into our Honeymoon Canada production, and still we're... |
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Tattoos Lighthouses And Ships Of St Johns The city of St John's sure has a lot to offer the visitor from the famous Signal Hill Tattoo to Lighthouses at the most easterly point of North America! July 28, 2007: After a leisurely late breakfast, we cruised across town in the small car... |
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St Johns The Capital City Of Newfoundland Colourful icons and tall ships in Newfoundland's captial city of St John's on the Avalon Peninsula. July 26, 2007: We set out from Winterton this morning along Highway 80, in the pouring rain.... |
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Beached Fish And Telegraph Cables In Newfoundland We're on our way to the Avalon but study the kamikaze behaviour of capelin fish enroute, then check out where history was made in the world of communications. July 25, 2007: At the end of the road where we camped last night is the Admiral's Point... |
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Iceberg Ahoy In Old Bonaventure Historic Trinity then an iceberg alert! An iceberg stranded at the entrance to the Old Bonaventure harbour for two months is a lucky find in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. July 24, 2007: We finally left the northern tip of Bonavista Peninsula but not before one... |
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Atlantic Puffins At Cape Bonavista Puffins, lighthouses, dramatic coast and history to boot - what else could you ask for during a visit to Bonavista in Newfoundland? July 22, 2007: Yesterday we spent most of the day in the internet cafe again to catch up... |
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Exploring Cape Bonavista In Newfoundland History abounds at Cape Bonavista on the northern tip of the Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland. July 21, 2007: After a decidedly restless night last night during the Bird Island Puffin... |
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History In Newtown And A Festival In Bonavista Newfoundland A day of extremes, from the historic Barbour Living Heritage Village in Newtown to loud rock bands at the Puffin Festival in Elliston on the Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland. July 20, 2007: Yesterday was grey and dull, and today was all that plus wet! Despite the... |
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Twilight In Twillingate Newfoundland Sunset and twilight at the Long Point Lighthouse near the town of Twillingate along the Kittiwake Coast of Newfoundland. July 18, 2007: After browsing through the exhibits at the Fleur-de-Lys Museum, which... |
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Fleur De Lys Baie Verte Peninsula Newfoundland Taking the Dorset Trail to Fleur de Lys on the Baie Verte Peninsula of Newfoundland. July 17, 2007 (Part Two): Time to 'check-out' of Gros Morne National Park and leave the... |
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Tablelands In Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland A look at the earth's mantle, a geologists paradise in the Tablelands of Gros Morne National Park on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. July 17, 2007 (Part One): Another glorious bright and sunny day dawned and we were eager to... |
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Historic Communities Of Gros Morne Another day in Gros Morne National Park, to the southern section including the community of Woody Point. July 16, 2007: Unofficially, Gros Morne National Park is naturally divided into two parts by... |
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Cruising Western Brook Pond In Gros Morne NP Exploration in the northern parts of Gros Morne National Park and the awe inspiring Western Brook Pond. July 15, 2007: We packed up our camp site and drove just a few metres to the start of the... |
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Sunset In Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland Thrombolites on the Northern Peninsula and sunset over Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, Canada. July 14, 2007 We made a move today after spending a month and a half on the Northern... |
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Vikings And Sunset At L Anse Aux Meadows We hit the road again for an overnight trip to the top of the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland where Vikings used to roam. July 9, 2007: We decided to head off for a break for a couple of days (overnight) and... |
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Magic In The Mealy Mountains Of Labrador Flying high above the boggy landscape and into the Mealy Mountains of Southern Labrador, Canada. July 4, 2007: We packed up today to leave the banks of the Eagle River and Rifflin'Hitch... |
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Another Day At Rifflin Hitch Lodge Labrador A full day of activity lined up during our stay at Rifflin'Hitch Lodge in Southern Labrador, Canada. July 3, 2007 With the toll of the breakfast bell we were soon hovering around the Eggs... |
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Fishing And Fire At Rifflin Hitch Lodge Labrador A busy day photographing with the staff of Rifflin'Hitch Lodge ends with a gathering and drinks around the firepit. July 2, 2007 Breakfast is served each morning in the dining room of Rifflin'Hitch Lodge at... |
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Marshlands And Waterfalls Of Labrador Canada A journey from "The Rock" to the diverse landscape of marshlands, waterfalls, and mountains of Southern Labrador, Canada. July 1, 2007: Another month has rolled around which means we've been on "The Rock" for a... |
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Fly Fishing In Salmon River Main Brook Newfoundland A little bit of leisure time and fly fishing on Salmon River near Tuckamore Lodge in Main Brook, Newfoundland. June 28, 2007: We could tell you that we caught a huge salmon but it got away ... I'm sure... |
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A Step Back In Time To Battle Harbour Labrador Visiting Battle Harbour, a historic island based settlement which was the capital of Labrador during the 18th and 19th centuries. June 21, 2007: The day dawned a tad on the grey side but we were excited about our trip... |
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Pinware River Provincial Park Paradise In Labrador The Labrador Coastal Drive is a spectacular driving route which passes by the beautiful sandy beach of Pinware River Provincial Park. June 20, 2007: What a paradise! We woke this morning to a blanket of eerie fog surrounding... |
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Lighthouses And Icebergs Along The Labrador Coastal Drive Our next adventure starts as we travel across the Strait of Belle Isle and along the Labrador Coastal Drive taking in Lighthouses and icebergs as we go. June 19, 2007: After yet another scrumptious breakfast at Tuckamore Lodge and catching up... |
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Inukshuk And Pack Ice On The Northern Peninsula An insight into the 'real' Newfoundland culture in Sandy Cove on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. June 14, 2007: Another pretty heavy day of 'office' work, but later we volunteered our... |
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Iceberg Alley Newfoundland Iceberg watching from the shore near the town of Great Brehat in Newfoundland. June 10, 2007: Besides doing more 'office' work today - we did head to St Anthony in the... |
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Towering Icebergs Of Newfoundland Out onto the chilly Atlantic waters and into Iceberg Alley, a boat trip from St Anthony in Newfoundland. June 3, 2007: After a delicious breakfast at Tuckamore Lodge in Main Brook, we decided to... |
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Tuckamore Lodge In Main Brook Newfoundland Situated along Highway 432 on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland is a slice of heaven known as Tuckamore Lodge in Main Brook. June 2, 2007: Thank God it's morning!! Our neighbours at the Pineridge Campground decided to... |
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A Peek At Part Of The Viking Trail From fishing dinghies, to viking huts we explore a small section of the Viking Trail on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. June 5, 2007: Another gorgeous day in the wilderness of Newfoundland. After catching up with... |
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Exploring The French Shore Of Newfoundland The quaint communities of the French Shore on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. June 4, 2007: We headed off today to explore the communities of the French Shore on the... |
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A Day In Corner Brook Newfoundland An eventful day spent in the metropolis of Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. June 1, 2007: Today was spent waiting ... mostly! We had two major things to attend to in... |
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Nova Scotia To Bottle Cove Newfoundland From a cool Nova Scotia to a cold Newfoundland - spring has not quite sprung in Atlantic Canada! May 31, 2007: The end of the month but the start of an epic journey which will take us clean... |
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Plains Hoodoos And Lakes Of Alberta Canada A journey through the diverse landscape of Alberta, from its lakes and mountains of Waterton Lakes NP, varying shapes and sizes of hoodoos at Writing on Stone Provincial Park to its vast plains. May 30, 2007: Well we're on our way! Today's entry covers a few weeks of travelling since we... |
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Control Centre In Victoria BC Canada Holed up in a basement flat for a month and a half in Victoria, BC, Canada. An ultra quick update ... we are still in Victoria developing software for the websites. We will be... |
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Spring Time In Victoria British Columbia Although the air temperature is still cooler than New Zealand, there are fields of spring blooms and blossoms in Victoria, British Columbia. We touched down in Vancouver with great relief after 24 hours of travelling. Luckily we'd arranged... |
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Let The Adventure Begin Arrival in Vancouver after an adventurous trip down Vancouver Island A short update from snowed in Vancouver Airport. It took us almost 10 hours to drive from... |
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