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Canada
Canada Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| St. Lawrence River | The major river that serves as the primary outlet for the Great Lakes system into the Atlantic. |
| Montreal | The largest city in Quebec, located on an island and named for a "royal mountain." |
| Hudson Bay | The massive inland sea in northeastern Canada, surrounded by the Canadian Shield. |
| Windsor | The Canadian border city located directly across the river from Detroit, Michigan. |
| Banff National Park | Canada's oldest national park, located in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. |
| Quebec | The predominantly French-speaking province that produces 70 percent of the world's maple syrup. |
| Mackenzie River | The longest river in Canada, flowing north from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea. |
| Mount Logan | The highest point in Canada, located in the Saint Elias Mountains of the Yukon. |
| Nova Scotia | The Atlantic province where the historic Halifax Explosion occurred in 1917. |
| Thunder Bay | A major port city on Lake Superior in Ontario, historically significant for the fur trade. |
| Great Slave Lake | The deepest lake in North America, located in the Northwest Territories. |
| New Brunswick | One of the three Maritime provinces, bordering Maine to the west and Quebec to the north. |
| Mount Garibaldi | A major dacitic stratovolcano located in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. |
| Canadian Shield | The broad region of Precambrian rock that covers half of Canada and surrounds Hudson Bay. |
| Ambassador Bridge | The international suspension bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan. |
| Ottawa | The capital city of Canada, located at the confluence of the Ottawa, Gatineau, and Rideau rivers. |
| Jasper National Park | The largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, located north of Banff. |
| Nunavut | The largest and northernmost territory of Canada, established in 1999 as a homeland for the Inuit. |
| Manitoulin Island | The world's largest freshwater island, located within Lake Huron in Ontario. |
| Poutine | The iconic Canadian dish of fries, gravy, and cheese curds, originating in rural Quebec. |
| Great Lakes | The system of five large freshwater bodies that straddle the border between Canada and the US. |
| Point Roberts | An American exclave that can only be reached by land by traveling through Canada. |
| Wolf Island | The island at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River where a ferry connects Canada to Cape Vincent, NY. |
| Ontario | The most populous Canadian province, home to the cities of Toronto and Ottawa. |
| British Columbia | The westernmost province of Canada, bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. |
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