Differences Between Montreal And Banff In Canada

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As people may know, Montreal and Banff are in Canada, yet they have many differences. The first difference is the location. Canada is the second largest country in the world. Therefore, it might be a little surprising that Banff and Montreal are 3,725 km apart, which takes approximately 39 hours of none stop driving. It might be obvious, after knowing the distance between them, to know that they are in two different provinces, which leads me to the next difference. The language is the second difference. Many people know that Canada has two official languages which are English and French. The province of Quebec, where Montreal is located, only speaks French. On the other hand, all the other provinces speak English which includes Alberta where

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