Alberta is Canada's westernmost Prairie province. The province is bounded on the west by the Province of British Columbia, on the east by the Province of Saskatchewan, on the north by the Northwest Territories, and on the south by the Canada/US border and the State of Montana. Population in: (1996) 2,679,435 British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's 10 provinces .... Washington state, Idaho and Montana border B.C. to the south, Alberta to the east, the Northwest and Yukon territories to the north, and Alaska to the northwest.Population in: (1996) 3,724,000 Manitoba is the easternmost of the 3 Prairie Provinces. Comparatively level, Manitoba generally ranges from 490-ft./150 m to 980-ft./300 m above sea level. Baldy Mountain is Manitoba's highest point, at 2727 ft./831 m. Agricultural land lies in a triangle, bordering Saskatchewan and the U.S., cutting diagonally across lake Winnipeg. Population in: (1996) 1,113,898 New Brunswick is a seaside province of Canada, bordering on Nova Scotia, Quebec and the state of Maine. Almost rectangular in shape, extending about 322 km (200 miles) from north to south, and 242 km (150 miles) from east to west, the province of New Brunswick is bordered by water on most of three sides. Population in:(1996) 723,900 Newfoundland The island is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the larger Labrador portion is on the eastern part of the Canadian mainland. Newfoundland is Canada's most easterly province and its newest having joined Confederation in 1949. Population in:(1996) 551,792 The North West Territories occupies the top third of Canada and stretches from the 60th parallel to the true North Pole. This is where northern lights dance over world class rivers and some of the largest lakes in the world. It is a land rich in minerals and wrapped in history; where Dene culture and Inuit art are a part of our daily lives. Population in:(1996) 64,402 Nova Scotia covers an area of 55,500 sq. km. The mainland part of the Province is connected to New Brunswick and the remainder of Canada by the 28 km. Isthmus of Chignecto. Cape Breton Island is joined to the mainland by the Canso Causeway. The coastline stretches for 7,400 km., but the overall length of the Provnce is only 574 km. while the average width is 130 km. Population in:(1996) 946,700 Ontario Canada's second largest province, covers 1.1 million sq km (413,000 sq mi), which is bounded by Quebec on the east, Manitoba on the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay on the north, and the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes on the south. Population in:(1996) 11,000,000 Prince Edward Island located on the east side of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia is where a nation was born. Charlottetown is alive with history and we celebrate it daily. Because of our role in hosting the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, the city is now known as the "Birthplace of Confederation". Population in:(1996) 137,000 Quebec has an area of l,700,000 km2 and is three times as big as France and five times as big as Japan. From south to north, Québec extends over slightly more than 17 degrees of latitude, and more than 22 degrees of longitude.This figure is scarcely significant given the immensity of the territory and the very sparse population in northern Québec (only 35 000 inhabitants). Nearly 80% of Quebecers live near the shores of the Saint Lawrence River. Population in:(1996) 7,000,000 Saskatchewan is located in the heart of North America, neighbouring the provinces of Manitoba and Alberta. To the south it borders the American states of Montana and North Dakota. Saskatchewan covers 651,900 square kilometres--more than a quarter million square miles. Contrary to popular belief, fully one half the province is covered by forest, one-third is farmland and one-eighth is fresh water. Population in:(1996) ) 990,237 Yukon Territories represents 4.8% of Canada's total land area. Of the ten provinces and two territories, the Yukon is the eighth largest with only the four Atlantic provinces being smaller. Mount Logan of the St. Elias Mountains in Kluane Park is the highest point in the Yukon and Canada, with an elevation of 5,959 meters above sea level. Population in:(1996) ) 32,635 |
