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   Canada Geography

Location:

Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US

Geographic Co-ordinates:

60 00 N, 95 00 W

Area - total:

9,984,670 sq km

Area - total:

9,984,670 sq km

Area - land:

9,093,507 sq km

Area - water:

891,163 sq km

Land Boundaries:

8,893 km

Border Countries:

US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska)

Terrain:

mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast

Elevation - highest point:

Mount Logan 5,959 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower

Arable Land:

4.57%

Permanent Crops:

0.65%

Other Land Use:

94.78% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains