Childrens Illustrated Encyclopedia

VANCOUVER

Vancouver is Canada’s

leading Pacific port.

Situated in southwestern

British Columbia,

Vancouver overlooks

the Strait of Georgia

and is surrounded by

mountains. The city’s

many landmarks date

from the 1880s and span

architectural styles from

Renaissance and Art Deco

to Modern and Postmodern.

yUkON TERRiTORy

Few people live in the yukon Territory

in northwestern Canada, but the region

is rich in silver, zinc, lead, and gold.

During the 1890s, it was the site of the

klondike gold rush. Prospectors and

adventurers who came to the yukon

hoping to strike gold founded

Whitehorse, which became the

territorial capital in 1952. Winters in

the yukon are long and cold, but in the

summer the weather becomes warm,

with temperatures reaching 60°F (16°C).

This allows the growth of many kinds of

vegetation that take on a rich variety of

colors in the fall. Moose, caribou, beavers, and

bears are common in the yukon.

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Nova Scotia 1867

area: 21,345 sq miles

(55,284 sq km)

Population: 943,000

capital: Halifax

oNtario 1867

area: 415,598 sq miles

(1,076,395 sq km)

Population: 13,792,000

capital: Toronto

PriNce edward

iSlaNd 1873

area: 2,185 sq miles

(5,660 sq km)

Population: 146,500

capital: Charlottetown

QuÉbec 1867

area: 595,391 sq miles

(1,542,056 sq km)

Population: 8,263,500

capital: Québec City

SaSKatcHewaN

1905

area: 251,366 sq miles

(651,036 sq km)

Population: 1,133,500

capital: Regina

alberta 1905

area: 255,541 sq miles

(661,848 sq km)

Population: 4,196,500

capital: Edmonton

britiSH

columbia 1871

area: 364,764 sq miles

(944,735 sq km)

Population: 4,683,000

capital: Victoria

maNitoba 1870

area: 250,116 sq miles

(647,797 sq km)

Population: 1,293,500

capital: Winnipeg

New bruNSwicK

1867

area: 28,150 sq miles

(72,908 sq km)

Population: 754,000

capital: Fredericton

NewfouNdlaNd

aNd labrador 1949

area: 156,453 sq miles

(405,212 sq km)

Population: 528,000

capital: Saint John’s

QUÉBEC

The city of Québec (above) is the oldest

city in Canada and the capital of the

province of Québec. The French style of

its buildings reminds the visitor that

many of Québec’s first colonists came

from France. Québec city was founded in

1608 by the French explorer Samuel de

Champlain, and Québec itself remained

a French colony until the British took it

over in 1759. Today, Québec is the

center of French Canadian culture.

French is still the official language,

and most of the population is

Roman Catholic. The Québécois,

the people of Québec, see

themselves as different from

other Canadians, and over

the years many of them have

campaigned for independence.

NortHweSt

territorieS 1870

area: 519,734 sq miles

(1,346,106 sq km)

Population: 44,000

capital: yellowknife

NuNavut 1999

area: 808,185 sq miles

(2,093,190 sq km)

Population: 37,000

capital: iqaluit

YuKoN

territorY 1898

area: 186,272 sq miles

(482,443 sq km)

Population: 37,500

capital: Whitehorse

In Québec City,

winding streets connect

the Lower Town sector

on the waterfront and

Upper Town on Cape

Diamond, a bluff rising

300 ft (91 m) above the

Saint Lawrence River.

This observation

deck has a

360-degree view

of Vancouver. It

is perched on

top of Harbour

Centre Tower.

territorieS showing date of joining the

Confederation of Canada

ProviNceS showing date of joining the Confederation of Canada

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