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Canada Trivia |  |
Canada, Eh!
We have been to many wonderful places around the world, and we know that Canada
has a lot to offer visitors. Our country is so vast and diverse that repeat
visits are recommended in order to take it all in. At just under 8,000 km. wide, there is a lot to see and do!
Please enjoy these little tidbits of information on Canada, and may all your travel experiences
be rich, safe, and memorable! |
Some Highlights...
- Canada's longest highway is 7,821 km long (4,693 miles). It's called the Trans-Canada Highway and is the longest national highway in the world.
- Canada's total area is 9,984,670 sq. km. (No. 2 in World)
- Canada spans 6 time zones.
- Canada has the longest covered bridge in the world.
It's located in Hartland, New Brunswick and is 1,282 feet long.
- Canada's coastline is the longest in the world at 243,792 km.
- Canada's population is around 30 million people.
- Canada's southernmost point is south of Detroit, Michiga, U.S.A.
 Invented in Canada...
- Acrylics
- AM Radio
- Basketball
- Dental Mirror
- Electric Cooking Range
- Electron Microscope
- Film Developing Tank
- Foghorn
- Frozen Fish Processing
- Green Plastic Garbage Bag
- Ginger Ale
- Hair Tonic
- Heart Valve Operation (First)
- Hydrofoil Boat
- IMAX Theater
- Insulin (Diabetes treatment)
- Kerosene
- Machine Gun Tracer Bullet
- Newsprint
- Pacemaker
- Paint Roller
- Panoramic Camera
- Portable High Chair
- Rollerskate
- Screw Propeller
- Ski Binding
- Snowblower
- Snowmobile
- Snow Plow (Rotary)
- STOL Aircraft
- Superman (Comic Book Hero)
- Telephone
- Television
- Variable Pitch Airplane Propeller
- Walkie-Talkie
- Washing Machine
- Zipper
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Trans-Canada Highway
Canim Lake sunrise
Original Snowmobile
Canadian wheat
Wells Gray Park, BC
Bull Moose
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