BANFF NATIONAL PARK Two hikers hit the trail in Canada’s Banff National Park They are among the millions of visitors that flock to this popular landmark each year As they hike the snow-capped Canadian Rockies tower above them The peaks seem to pierce the bright blue sky 4
OTHER TOP SITES CHÂTEAU FRONTENAC CN TOWER NIAGARA FALLS TOTEM POLES IN GWAII HAANAS NATIONAL PARK MORAINE LAKE BANFF NATIONAL PARK The trail leads the hikers high into the mountains Forests cover the valleys and hills below them In the distance the hikers spot a vast white glacier on a mountaintop After a few miles they come upon a smooth turquoise lake that reflects the mountains around them This is Canada 5
LOCATION ARCTIC OCEAN Canada stretches across 3,855,103 square miles 9,984,670 square kilometers of northern North America The country’s capital is Ottawa It is located in the southeast Canada shares its southern and western borders with the United States Four Great Lakes make up part of the southern boundary Three oceans touch Canada The Atlantic Ocean sits to the east while the Pacific Ocean lies to the west In the north is the Arctic Ocean Many Canadian islands rise from this ocean’s icy waters 6 PACIFIC OCEAN R R R VANCOUVER O O O C C C K K K Y Y Y M M M O O O U U U N N N T T T A A A I I I N N N S S S
CANADA’S SIZE Canada is the world’s second-largest country Only Russia has a greater area BAFFIN BAY ATLANTIC OCEAN HUDSON BAY CANADA MONTREAL OTTAWA GREAT LAKES TORONTO UNITED STATES 7
