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1 ημέρα πριν · Nunavut includes Ellesmere Island in the far north, the eastern and southern portions of Victoria Island in the west, and all islands in Hudson, James and Ungava bays, including the western portion of Killiniq Island in the southeast and Akimiski Island far to the south of the rest of the territory.
16 ώρες πριν · The name Canada comes from the word meaning "village" or "settlement" in the Saint-Lawrence Iroquoian [1] language spoken by the inhabitants of Stadacona and the neighbouring region near present-day Quebec City in the 16th century. [2] Another contemporary meaning was "land." [3] Jacques Cartier was first to use the word "Canada" to refer not only to the village of Stadacona, but also to the ...
3 ημέρες πριν · Nunavut, vast territory of northern Canada that stretches across most of the Canadian Arctic. Created in 1999 out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut encompasses the traditional lands of the Inuit, the indigenous peoples of Arctic Canada. Its capital is Iqaluit.
1 ημέρα πριν · Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, as well as four provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south, and Manitoba (through a quadripoint) to the extreme southeast.
1 ημέρα πριν · Newfoundland and Labrador, province of Canada composed of the island of Newfoundland and a larger mainland sector, Labrador, to the northwest. It is the newest of Canada’s 10 provinces, having joined the confederation only in 1949; its name was officially changed to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001.
5 ημέρες πριν · Baffin Island, island lying between Greenland and the Canadian mainland. With an area of 195,928 square miles (507,451 square km), it is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest in the world.
2 ημέρες πριν · For the 2022 cycle, the name has been updated to the Indigenous Peoples Survey. “Indigenous” is a collective term used to encompass a variety of original peoples of North America and their descendants. ... and in certain First Nations communities in Yukon and the Northwest Territories. The list of census subdivisions (CSDs) included in ...
