Canada's Geography

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Canada, which is the second largest country on earth, is divided into ten provinces and three territories. There are three oceans surround Canada including the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
Canada has no shortage of beautiful landscapes and unique sites for travellers to explore. Incredible natural wonders, vibrant and culturally rich cities and a welcoming atmosphere all make Canada be coming a popular destination.
As the largest country in North America, Canada geography changes significantly depending on region:
• Much of Canada is still wilderness, and cover by forests with bears, wolves, cougars and other wildlife.
• In Canada’s west, the Rocky Mountains and cities of Vancouver, Victoria and Calgary occupy most of the area.
• In the central Canada, when there are mostly spacious prairies
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• Fall and Spring: the weather progressively becomes colder or warmer and much of the rainfalls occur.
• Winter: very cold with temperature often below zero degree Celsius and snow covers the ground from December to March or April (except British Columbia is generally above zero degree Celsius and rain is more common than snow) → Activities: skating, skiing, ice carnival, etc.
Generally, most of foreign tourists decide to visit well-known Canadian cities such as Toronto, Quebec or Vancouver. However, tourism potential for a country of multicultural communities as Canada is significant. And with this task, our group is going to mention three other Canadian destinations that the capacity to develop tourism is worth exploiting and promoting for both domestic and international travellers:
• Whistler, British Columbia
• Haida Gwaii/ Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia
• Halifax, Nova

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