Natural features in Canada

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Churchill polar bears

Manitoba

A small town on Hudson Bay, the 'polar bear capital of the world', where bears gather each October and November waiting for the sea to freeze.

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Niagara Falls (Canadian side)

Niagara Falls, Ontario

The Canadian side has the best view of all three falls, especially the Horseshoe Falls, with water thundering 57 m over a curved edge.

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Stanley Park, Vancouver

West End, British Columbia

A park of 400 hectares of rainforest on a peninsula next to downtown Vancouver, with the 10 km Seawall path for walking and cycling, beaches, totem p…

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Gros Morne National Park

Newfoundland and Labrador

A UNESCO-listed park on Newfoundland's west coast with fjords, mountains and the Tablelands, where the Earth's mantle is exposed.

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Jasper National Park

Alberta

The largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, wilder than Banff, with Maligne Lake and the boat trip to Spirit Island, the Maligne Canyon, and t…

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Peggy's Cove

Nova Scotia

A small fishing village with a lighthouse on smooth granite rocks by the Atlantic, one of the most photographed places in Canada.

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Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

A small island province of red cliffs, sandy beaches and farmland, the setting for Anne of Green Gables; visit the Green Gables Heritage Place in Cav…

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Thousand Islands

Gananoque, Ontario

Nearly 1,900 islands in the St Lawrence River on the border with the USA, many with summer houses and castles such as Boldt Castle (on the US side).