Childrens Illustrated World Atlas

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Gulf of

Alaska

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Mount Logan
19,551 ft
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Mount Robson
12,972ft
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Mount
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13,176ft
(4016m)
Denali
(Mount McKinley)
20,433ft
(6194m)
Umnak Island
Unimak Island
Pribilof
Islands
Unalaska Island
Nunivak
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Kodiak Island
Melville
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Cornwallis

Island

Devon Island

Prince of

Wales

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Southampton Island

Victoria Island

Bathurst

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King William

Island

Somerset

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Queen

Charlotte

Islands

Prince Patrick Island

Saint Lawrence Island

Shumagin Islands

Baf fi n Is la n d

Axel Heiberg Island

Ellef Ringnes

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Banks Island

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Lake Athabasca

Reindeer Lake

Lake

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Nettilling

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Amadjuak

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Garry Lake

Southern Indian Lake

Lake Manitoba

Melville

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SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA

NUNAVUT

ALBERTA

BRITISH

COLUMBIA

YUKON

NORTHWEST

TERRITORIES

ALASKA

(to US)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CANADA

Gambell Wales

Kivalina

Deering

Wevok Point Lay Barrow

Umiat Kaktovik Alakanuk

Aklavik

Fort McPherson

Grayling Tuktoyaktuk

Kwigillingok

Kokrines Fort Yukon

Platinum

McKinley Park

Belkofski

Fairbanks

Susitna

Hope

Valdez Cordova

Gulkana

Katalla

Chitina

Fort Good Hope (Rádeyilikóé)

Sachs Harbour (Ikaahuk)

Paulatuk

Echo Bay

Holman

Kugluktuk (Coppermine)

Cambridge Bay (Ikaluktutiak)

Resolute (Qausuittuq)

Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay)

Repulse Bay

Igloolik

Mould Bay

Grise Fiord (Ausuituq)

Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay)

Fort Liard

Fort Simpson

Fort Providence

Edzo Yellowknife

Hay River

Reliance Lutselk’e (Snowdrift)

Baker Lake

Arviat

Rankin Inlet

Whale Cove Yakutat (Tikiarjuaq)

Atlin

Tungsten

Whitehorse

Gustavus

Fort Vermilion

Fort Smith

Wollaston Lake

Churchill

Port Alexander

Kake

Ware

Fort Nelson

Ketchikan

Prince Rupert

Kitimat

Ocean Falls

Fort St. John

Fort McMurray Buffalo Narrows

Lynn Lake

The Pas

Athabasca

Milk River

Cranbrook

Kindersley

Melita

Weyburn

Dutch Harbor

Prudhoe Bay

Inuvik

Thompson

Flin Flon

Brandon

Yorkton

Estevan

Prince Albert

Grande Prairie

Kodiak

Haines

Juneau

Medicine Hat

Port Hardy

Campbell River

Coral Harbour (Salliq)

Gjoa Haven (Uqsuqtuuq)

Atka

Prince George

Lethbridge

Kamloops

Red Deer

Nanaimo

Leduc

Anchorage

Saskatoon

Regina

Victoria

Kelowna

Winnipeg

Calgary

Edmonton

Vancouver

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ROCKY MOUNTAINS

The rugged Rocky Mountains

stretch south through western

Canada and into the US. Every

year they attract millions of

visitors who enjoy walking,

hiking, and canoeing in the

dramatic scenery. Tourists

sometimes see wildlife such

as the grizzly bear, black

bear, elk, moose, and wolf.

Grain elevators dominate

the skyline of the prairies.

Grizzly bear

CENTRAL STATES

Large parts of Alberta,

Saskatchewan, and Manitoba

have rich soils and form one

of the greatest wheat-growing

areas in the world. More wheat

is grown here than Canadians

can consume, so vast amounts

are exported. Wheat is used

to make flour for staple foods

such as bread. Once harvested,

wheat is stored in grain

elevators, waiting to be

transported by truck or train.

Canada has a population

of 35 million people, but only

about 30 percent of them live

in western Canada—most

live near the US border.

NATIVE PEOPLES

The native peoples of Alaska

are the Aleut, and those in the

north of Canada are the Inuit.

Native peoples are often called

“First Nations” because they

were the first to live in North

America. Much of their

land was later taken by

European settlers. First

Nation culture has revived

and Nunavut is now

a self-governing Inuit

territory. The Inuit have

adapted to the harsh

environment and often

combine modern

technology with their

traditional lifestyle.

Inuit children outside

their summer camp

on Baffin Island

Western Canada and Alaska

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