intresting facts on canada?

Question

Anything appropriate for school children

nothing stupid

I like pie

oh ya I have to have the imformation by today

Answer 1

The only country to have ever bombarded the American capital during a war, they actually burnt the White House and the Library of Congress to the ground.

Toronto has the largest Asian community in the Americas.

Toronto has the only true castle in the whole of North America

5% of canadians don't know the 1st 7 words of their national anthem.

Canada has the worlds longest coastline.

Quebec is the only walled city in the Americas north of Mexico City

Quebec was 1st city in North America to be put ion UNESCO World Heritage Site list

Up until 1965 Canada didn't have a national flag

Answer 2

We do not say aboot! lol. There's lots of interesting stuff abot canada. Take montreal for example (where i lived for 11 years) there's exhibits about the aboriginals who used to live there, and when we had an ice storm like 7 years ago, lots of people almost froze to death. My family almost died. Anyway, there's lots of interesting stuff! I should know. :)

Answer 3

Did you know that Canada was originally populated by peoples loyal to Britain and dumb people who just got lost? lol

Answer 4

Their "silver" coins are magnetic and get stuck in American vending machines. Their paper money is printed in full color. Their speed limit signs say "100"(km).

Answer 5

there are no interesting facts about canada because nothing happens in canada

Answer 6

our country reeks of trees
our yaks are really large an
they smell like rotting beef carcasses
and we have to clean up after them
and our sa.........oops you said nothing stupid......







being the roy oy al canadjun kilted yaksmen... ( I had to finish)

Answer 7

Ahh.. it's cold....Ummm...they like hockey....they say 'eh' alot.
That about sums it up.

Answer 8

they say aboot instead of about =P

Answer 9

You should go there.

Answer 10

Here is one of the many interesting facts about Canada. Turtle Mountain was known to the First Nations people as the Mountain that Walks. In the early hours of April 29 1903, the mountain did just that, one side of Turtle Mountain collapsed and resulted in the greatest landslide in North American history. Parts of the original town of Frank are still buried beneath this massive landslide to this day. Looking out from the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre, the path of the slide is still evident with a field of massive boulders, rocks, and rubble spreading out over more than a mile.

Total Area of Canada
The total area of Canada is 9 984 670 square kilometres. Of this, 9 093 507 square kilometres is land and 891 163 square kilometres is fresh water. Canada's area is the second largest in the world (after Russia which has a total area of 17 075 000 square kilometres). On Canadian territory, the longest distance North to South (on land) is 4 634 kilometres from Cape Columbia on Ellesmere Island (photo of Ellesmere Island), Nunavut to Middle Island in Lake Erie, Ontario. The longest distance East to West is 5 514 kilometres from Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador (photo of Cape Spear), to the Yukon Territory - Alaska boundary (photo of boundary).
Boundary
The total length of the Canada-United States boundary (photo of the boundary) is 8890 kilometres.
Landmass and Freshwater
Approximately 40% of Canada's landmass and freshwater is north of 60 degrees North latitude. Between them, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut contains 9.2% of the world's total freshwater. The area of Canada north of the treeline is 2 728 800 square kilometres or 27.4% of the total area of the country.
Earthquakes
Canada's largest, and one of the world's greatest earthquakes, happened on the 22nd of August 1949, off the Queen Charlotte Islands (53°62' N 133°27' W). The magnitude was 8.1 and it was widely felt. Some damage occurred on the Queen Charlotte Islands. One of most destructive Canadian earthquakes happened on the 18th of November 1929, in the Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland. The magnitude was 7.2 and it was widely felt. Twenty-seven people were drowned and much damage was caused by a tsunami on the Burin Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland.
The Great Lakes
The Great Lakes - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario - are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world. They have a total surface area of 245 000 square kilometres, of which about one third is in Canada. Lake Michigan is entirely within the USA. Read more facts on other Canadian Lakes
Coastline
Canada has the world's longest coastline (photo of a coastline): 202 080 kilometres. Read more facts on Canada's Coastline
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (on the Niagara River) is acknowledged as one of the world's greatest cataracts because of its height and its estimated mean annual flow of 6000 cubic metres per second. Read more facts on Canadian Waterfalls
Non-polar Ice Field
The largest non-polar ice field in the world can be found in the St. Elias Mountains, Yukon Territory. It covers an area of 40 570 square kilometres of which 16 900 square kilometres are located in Canada, the remainder being in Alaska. Read more facts on Canada's Glaciers
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway length (using the Perth-Peterborough-Parry Sound route) is 7604 kilometres. It is the longest national highway in the world.
Alaska Highway
The fastest-built highway is the Alaska Highway (photo of the Alaska Highway) which runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska. All 2451 kilometres of this highway were built in less than a year (1942 to 1943). Fireweed (photo of fireweed), the floral emblem of Yukon Territory, is a common sight along the Alaska Highway.
Dempster Highway
The northernmost highway is the Dempster Highway (photo of Dempster Highway) found mainly in Yukon Territory. It is the only public highway above the Arctic Circle that is open year-round. It runs from near Dawson, Yukon, to Inuvik, Northwest Territories; a distance of 720 kilometres.
Hailstorm
At the time it happened, the most expensive natural catastrophe in terms of property damage was a violent hailstorm that struck Calgary (photo of Calgary) on September 7, 1991. Insurance companies paid about $400 million to repair over 65 000 cars, 60 000 homes and businesses, and a number of aircraft.
Tornado
The Regina Tornado of June 30, 1912, rated as F4 (winds of 330 to 416 kilometres per hour) was the most severe tornado so far known in Canada. It killed 28 people, injured hundreds and demolished much of the downtown area.
Most Severe Flood
The most severe flood in Canadian history occurred on October 14 to 15, 1954 when Hurricane Hazel brought 214 millimetres of rain in Toronto region in just 72 hours.
Manitoulin Island
The world's largest island in a freshwater lake is Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, 2765 square kilometres.
Mount Logan
The highest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan, Yukon Territory, 5959 metres. Read more facts on other Canadian Mountains
Baffin Island
The largest island in Canada is Baffin Island (photo of Baffin Island), Nunavut, 507 451 square kilometres. Read more facts on Canada's Sea Islands
Della Falls
The highest waterfall in Canada is Della Falls, British Columbia, 440 metres high. Read more facts on Canadian Waterfalls
Chilko Lake
The highest major lake (over 100 square kilometres) in Canada is Chilko Lake, British Columbia. Its elevation is 1171 metres and area is 158 square kilometres. Read more facts on Canadian Lakes
Bay of Fundy
The world's highest tide is in the Bay of Fundy (Bay of Fundy) at Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia. The mean large tide range is 16.1 metres.
Eureka
The lowest tide in Canada is at Eureka (photo of Eureka), Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. The tidal range is about 0.1 metres.
Mackenzie River
The longest river is the Mackenzie River (photo of the Mackenzie River), Northwest Territories-Alberta-British Columbia, whose length is 4 241 kilometres. It is the river system with the largest drainage area: 1 805 200 square kilometres. Read more facts on other Canadian Rivers
Great Bear Lake
The largest lake wholly in Canada is Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, 31 328 square kilometres. Read more facts on Canadian Lakes
Great Slave Lake
The deepest lake is Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, 614 metres deep. Read more facts on Canadian Lakes
Largest Hydro-electric Power Development
The largest hydro-electric power development in Canada is the James Bay project in Quebec, which started producing electricity in 1982; its eight dams and 198 dikes contain five reservoirs covering 11 900 square kilometres (half the size of Lake Ontario). The combined output of its generating stations is 15 237 megawatts. Read more about this project at the Hydro-Québec site.
Only Walled City
The only walled city north of Mexico is Québec; it was also the first city in North America to be placed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites list.