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Canada
Canada covers most of the northern part of the North American continent and has an area larger than that of the United States. Canada has an extremely varied topography. The mountainous maritime provinces to the east have an irregular coastline on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic. The St. Lawrence plain covers most of southern Quebec and Ontario, and the interior continental plain, covering southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan and most of Alberta, are the principal cultivable areas. These areas are separated by a forested plateau rising from Lakes Superior and Huron. The Pacific on the west and most of British Columbia, the Yukon, and part of western Alberta are covered by parallel mountain ranges, including the Rockies. The Pacific border of the coast range is ragged with fjords and channels. The highest point in Canada is Mount Logan (19,850 ft; 6,050 m), which is in the Yukon. The two principal river systems are the Mackenzie and the St. Lawrence. The St. Lawrence, with its tributaries, is navigable for over 1,900 mi (3,058 km). |
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