FACTS!!

I know everyone likes to hear some reallly cool facts and stuff, well this is the blog to check then out!! Every Wednsdays!!!

Well, if you wanna get to know more about Canada, today i'm gonna tell you some Canadian facts (some you may know, but others you may not have)

Canada's Terrain, topography, and such.

Did you know?

~Canada is the second largest country in the world (you guys probably know that)
~The largest province in Canada is Quebec
~The longest river in Canada is the Mackenzie River
~The biggest Island in Canada is Baffin Island (also the fifth largest island in the world)
~Canada invented the two sports, basketball and lacrosse.
~The deepest lake in Canada is the Great Slave lake
~The largest city in Canada is Toronto
~The capital city of Canada is Ottawa
~Canada became in dominion on July 1st, 1867
~Mount Logan is Canada's highest peak, with 5,959 m and is still growing!
~Canada has to official languages; french and english
~Nearly one fourth of all fresh water is in Canada
~Canada has one tenth of the worlds forests.
~Canada is surrounded by three different oceans; pacific,atlantic, and artic.
~Canada was named by the french explorer, Jacques Cartier.
~The name "Canada" comes from the Huron and Iroquois word "Kanata" meaning "Village"
~The first provinces created in Canada was Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec.
~Canada's first Prime Minister was Sir John A. Macdonald
~Canada is one of the largest mining industries in the world
~Over 60 minerals are produced in Canada
~Canada is the third largest diamond producing nation in the world.
~Lacrosse is Canada's national summer sport.
~Hockey is Canada's national winter sport.
~Five pin bowling was also invented in Canada by T.E Ryan of Toronto in 1909
~in 1937, Bombardier invented the first snowmobile.

Now you know a little more about your home country, Canada!! :)