Mount Logan’s overall footprint cov- ers the largest area of any other known mountain massif on earth.
37. Te largest non-polar ice field in the world (40,570 square kilometres) can be found in the St. Elias Moun- tains, Yukon (16,900 square kilometres of which are in Canada).
38. Aulavik National Park, Northwest Territories is one of the most spectacu- lar but remote parks in Canada. It re- ceives an average of 15 visitors per year due to its location. It contains over 280 archaeological sites.
39. Te Northwest Territories is home to two of the world’s largest lakes – Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake.
40. Te Northwest Territories is called Te Land of the Midnight Sun be- cause the sun barely sets during the summer solstice, providing 20 to 22 hours of sunlight and does not set at all within the Arctic Circle. In the winter, however, they only receive four to six hours of sunlight and no sun at all in the Arctic Circle. (Nunavut and Yukon also receive similar hours due to their northern latitude.)
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41. Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, has the smallest population of any capi- tal
(180.2 feet). city in Canada. Formerly called,
Frobisher Bay until 1987, Iqaluit has approximately 20 kilometres of roads in the city, most unpaved.
42. Nunavut encompasses an enor- mous expanse of land, taking up one fifth of Canada’s total land area. If it was a country, it would be the 15th largest country in the world.
43. Te northernmost permanent set- tlement in the world is Alert, Nunavut which sits at latitude 82.5.
44. Canada has three of the top ten largest islands in the world, all located in Nunavut – Baffin, Ellesmere, and Victoria.
45. Te largest island in Canada is Baffin Island, ranking the fifth biggest island on earth. It is more than double the size of the United Kingdom.
46. Quttinirpaaq National Park’s name means ‘top of the world’ in In- uktituk. Here the caribou outnumber the residents 28 to 1.
47. Te world’s largest totem pole was raised in Victoria, British Columbia in 1994 and stands 54.94 metres tall
48. Radium Hot Springs is a highlight of Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. Te park is a wonder in ab- stracts as it encompasses glacier peaks and dry, grassy slopes to the south where cacti grow.
49. Canada is also home to the stron- gest currents in the world. Nakwakto Rapids at Slingsby Channel, Brit- ish Columbia has been measured at speeds of up to 30 km/h (18.4 m/h).
50. Get your umbrella! Ocean Falls, British Columbia has an average 330 days of rain per year.
51. Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta has unearthed over 150 complete di- nosaur skeletons, over 50 dinosaur species, and 450 fossil organisms, pro- viding the world’s most complete re- cord of the Cretaceous Period. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
52. Te West Edmonton Mall in Ed- monton, Alberta, was once the world's largest shopping mall. While it no longer holds that title, it still has the world's largest indoor amusement park.
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