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The Yukon – Canada

Posted on February 4, 2010 by admin

The Yukon takes its name from Yu-kun-ah, the Loucheux word for the Yukon River, the ‘great river’ that drains most of the territory. Some five per cent of Canada’s landmass, the Yukon lies in the northwest corner of Canada. Bordered … Continue reading →

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Wood Buffalo National Park – Alberta

Posted on January 7, 2010 by admin

[/caption] Spilling across Alberta’s northern border into the Northwest Territories, Wood Buffalo encompasses a large area of the subarctic plain. It is a huge national park, certainly the largest in Canada and one of the largest in the world. The … Continue reading →

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Banff National Park – Canada

Posted on January 7, 2010 by admin

[/caption] First and most famous of Lil the national parks of Canada, Banff is filled with glittering snowcapped peaks, valleys draped in evergreen forests, turquoise lakes, flowered alpine meadows, glaciers, hot springs, waterfalls, and abundant wildlife. Four mountain parks — … Continue reading →

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Inuit – Peoples of the Sea

Posted on October 17, 2009 by admin

The Inuit are one of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Alaska, Canada, and far-eastern Russia. They adapted over centuries to life in a polar climate by becoming almost totally reliant on the sea to … Continue reading →

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Clayoquot Sound – British Columbia

Posted on October 4, 2009 by admin

At Clayoquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, land’s end is a ragged line of forested slopes plunging into the ocean. Its 1,000-square-mile (2,600-square-km) area supports the largest lowland temperate rainforest remaining on Earth. Islands, large and small … Continue reading →

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