Author: Muriel Schmidt

the Yukon River. At 3,185 km (1,149 km of which lie in Canada), the Yukon River is the fifth-longest river in North America. Its headwaters are in the northwest corner of British Columbia, at the province’s border with the Yukon. It flows north and northwest across the Yukon into Alaska, then west to Norton Sound […]

The Alaska Highway. The Alaska Highway (French: Route de l’Alaska; also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was constructed during World War II to connect the contiguous United States to Alaska across Canada. Is there a bridge to Alaska from Canada? The Yukon Suspension Bridge is a world-class visitor attraction easily […]

The Canadian Prairies. The Canadian Prairies (usually referred to as simply the Prairies in Canada) is a region in Western Canada. It includes the Canadian portion of the Great Plains and the Prairie Provinces, namely Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Where is grasslands located in Canada? In Canada, grasslands include the vast prairies that stretch from […]

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) begins in southern California at the Mexican border and travels a total distance of 2,650 miles through California, Oregon, and Washington until reaching the Canadian border. Can you cross into Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail? Without an approved Canada PCT Entry Permit printed and in your possession, crossing into […]

Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake. Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake is a lake of Manitoba. The name is Cree for “where the wild trout are caught by fishing with hooks.” It is the longest place name in Canada at 31 letters long. Does Canada have 2 million lakes? Surveys suggest that there may be as many as 2 million lakes in […]

Stretching from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica, the Atlantic Ocean is bordered by the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east. It’s more than 41 million square miles, the second-largest ocean on Earth after the Pacific Ocean. What ocean is between Canada and Europe? Atlantic Ocean, body of salt water covering […]

Canada borders three oceans: the Pacific on the west, the Arctic to the north, and the Atlantic on the east. The Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean lies off the northwest border of the country, near the border shared with Alaska. Does Canada have any sea? It has three ocean borders: the Pacific Ocean in […]

The Coast Mountains (French: La chaîne Côtière) are a major mountain range in the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia south to the Fraser River. Where are the Coast Ranges located? Coast Ranges, also called Pacific Coast […]

Canada Dry is a brand of soft drinks founded in 1904 and owned since 2008 by the American company Dr Pepper Snapple (now Keurig Dr Pepper). For over 100 years, Canada Dry has been known mainly for its ginger ale, though the company also manufactures a number of other soft drinks and mixers. Is Canada […]

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. About 2,320 miles (3,730 km) long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 miles (153 km) by river below New Orleans, where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. What is the largest […]