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WHATS IN A NAME?
Where do most people live m Canada? ■
When the French explorer Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) was exploring the Saint Lawrence River in the 1530s, he asked the local inhabitants where they lived.
They replied kanata,” which means “village” in the lroquois language— and that’s how Canada got its name.
Most people live in the south of the country, within 100 miles (160 km) of the U.S. border, where the climate is warmer and the winters are less severe than in the huge area of lakes, forests, and swamps farther north. Morę than 75 percent of Canadian people live in cities.
fi M The CN Tower is U 11,815 ft (553.33 m) tali.
fiO It took 40 months to w u build and was opened to the public in June 1976.
fi*) The elevators travel Uilata speed of 20 ft (6 m) per second (except in high winds).
fiyi Two thirds °* the way U1! up, visitors can walk on a glass floor 1,222 ft (372 m) above the ground.
Ltghtnmg strikes w w the tower an average of 75 times per year.
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The number of Canadian national parks
19,583 ft
(5,959 m) The height of Mount Logan, Canada’s highest mountain
(7,604 miles) The length of the Trans-Canada Highway, which links the west and east coasts
(8,893 km) The total length of the border with the U.S.A.
151,000 miles
(243,000 km) The total length of Canada’s coastline
812,129
The population of Ottawa, Canada’s Capital city
33.4 million
The population of Canada
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Ten ways to enjoy the
Canadian wilderness
Heli-skiing
Snowboarding
Mountain biking
Mountains
Ocean kayaking Polar bear watching
Dogsledding
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