Geography of Canada
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- a country
- a nation state
- a Commonwealth Realm
- a Confederation
- a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere
- Americas
- North America
- Northern America
- North America
- Americas
- Time zones (Time in Canada):
- Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC-03:30), Newfoundland Daylight Time (UTC-02:30)
- Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04), Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC-03)
- Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)
- Central Standard Time (UTC-06), Central Daylight Time (UTC-05)
- Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07), Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06)
- Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08), Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-07)
- Extreme points of Canada
- North: Cape Columbia, Nunavut - (83°08' N, 74°13'W)
- South: Middle Island, Ontario - (41°41'N, 82°40'W)
- East: Cape Spear, Newfoundland - (47°31'N, 52°37'W)
- West: Yukon-Alaska border - (141°00'W)
- High: Mount Logan 5,959 m (19,551 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and North Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: United States 8,893 km
- Coastline: 202,080 km
- Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere
- Population of Canada: 33,476,688 people (2011 Census) - 36th most populous country
- Area of Canada: 9,984,670 km² (3,854,085 sq mi) - 2nd most extensive country
- Atlas of Canada
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