Canada, North America

Canada is a country in North America is composed of 10 provinces and three territories.

Located in the northern part of the continent stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the east

To the Pacific Ocean in the west and extends north into the Arctic Ocean.

Canada is the second country worldwide in terms of total area.

The limits of the joint Canada with the United States from the south-west and north

Is the longest in the world.

Canada lands inhabited for thousands of years by different groups of

The original people. With the late fifteenth century began campaigns

British and French explore the area and then settled by the length of the

Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all

Colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War.

In 1867, with the union of three British colonies in North America

Across Canada confederation was formed as a federal entity, a sovereign comprises four provinces.

It began operation in Canada widened area and the expansion of its autonomy from the United Kingdom.

Demonstrated such independence through legislation Westminster in 1931 and peaked

In the form of the law of Canada in 1982, which cut the legal adoption of Canada

British Parliament.

Geography

Canada occupies a large part of northern North America, and shares land borders

With the United States in the South and the state of Alaska in the north-west,

Extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west,

To the north lies the Arctic Ocean. Calculates the total area

(Including its waters), Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia.

In terms of land area occupies Canada ranked fourth.

Country lies between latitudes 41 degrees and 84 degrees north latitude and written

Length of 52 degrees and 141 degrees west. Since 1925, called for Canada

Part of the Arctic between longitudes 60 ° and 141 ° W.

But their demands are not recognized internationally. Canadian maximum settlements

(And the world) to the north is the Canadian Forces warning station on the northern tip

Island of Alesamar line 82.5 degrees north on display after 817 km

From the North Pole. Ice and frost covers a large part of the Canadian Arctic.

Canada also has the longest coastline in the world 202.080 km.

Average temperature varies in winter and summer, according to the site.

Winter can be harsh in many regions of the country, particularly in the provinces

Interior steppe and facing continental climate, where the average daily temperature

Near minus 15 degrees Celsius but it may drop to below minus 40 degrees

C existence of severe icy wind. In non-coastal areas may cover

Snow on the ground for almost six months of the year (most in the north).

British Columbia coast enjoys a mild climate with mild winters and rainy.

On the east and west coasts, the average summer temperatures in

In early twenties ° C, while the coasts are at

25/30 ° C while it may reach high levels in some cases

In some inland areas at 40 °