Canadian Geographic
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is dedicated to helping Canadians appreciate the value of geography in their understanding of Canada and its place in the world. Best known for publishing Canadian Geographic magazine, the Society also supports Canadian expeditions and provides grants and scholarships for geographical research.
Why mountains matter in Canada | Canadian Geographic
Dec 11, 2020 · Given their diversity, Canada’s mountain ranges contain a staggering spectrum of ecosystem types and boast outstanding geological features, plants and animals. While mountains matter in their own right, Canada’s high places are also imbued with meaning from both long-standing and recent relationships between mountains and people.
Canadian Geographic’s best maps of 2020
Dec 30, 2020 · It also maps numerous geological features that are hard to find on any map – current or historic — such as gigantic proglacial lakes Agassiz, Ojibway and McConnell. It’s a fascinating look at our ice shaped our continent’s present-day landscape. “Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve,” published in the July/August 2020 issue of.
The cat came back: Canada’s - Canadian Geographic
Jul 21, 2021 · 1,780 words. 8 minutes. By Niki Wilson. As Siobhan Darlington approached the tangled branches of a forestry slash-pile between Rock Creek and Grand Forks, B.C., her tracking gear beeped ever faster. A six-year-old female cougar named C10 that Darlington had been monitoring through a satellite-linked collar was beneath the debris.
Featured Fellow: David Mearns | Canadian Geographic
2 days ago · People & Culture. Featured Fellow: David Mearns. The shipwreck hunter discussed his love of marine science, the search for Quest and becoming a Fellow of the RCGS. Nov 08, 2024. 544 words. 3 minutes. Interview by Drew Stewart. Left to right: David Mearns, John Geiger and Antoine Normandin relax on the wharf in St. John's following the expedition.
Canada’s 90 Greatest Explorers: Charting the unknown
Jan 22, 2020 · Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 16 explorers significantly advanced our knowledge of Canada’s geography through mapping. Although the iconic image of Samuel de Champlain is in a birchbark canoe, Champlain was a man with salt water in his veins. The boy from the port of Brouage went to sea as a small child.
The politics of wild : where do Alberta’s wild horses belong?
Oct 4, 2024 · Belonging is a tangly question. Wild horses can be found in pockets all across North America. In Canada, a few dozen horses are thought to live in the wild in Yukon, while British Columbia has a population of close to 1,000 wild horses in the Chilcotin, most of which have been protected since 1989 by the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation on …
The shape of ice: Mapping North America’s glaciers
Aug 30, 2021 · At the height of the last glaciation, massive ice sheets spread across what is now Canada and northerly parts of the United States. When the Earth began to warm — about 19,000 years ago — that ice started to melt, leaving behind the Tyrrell and Champlain seas and many “proglacial” lakes, including Ojibway, Algonquin and McConnell.
The surprising story of how Vancouver became “Hollywood North”
5 days ago · But here’s the thing — she never had a clear understanding of why Vancouver became the go-to spot in North America, after Los Angeles, to make films and TV, until now. Listen in as Grainger traces it all back to one thrilling, one-of-a-kind movie that was shot in Vancouver in the early ‘90s. A close-up of the Steamclock in Vancouver's ...
A changing land | Canadian Geographic
Apr 12, 2021 · These maps tell a story of a changing world, with major events altering the landscape. The large areas around Yellowknife depict land cover transition from forest to mainly grassland and barren lands, thanks to the 2014 forest fires in the surrounding area. Unusually warm conditions and lack of rain triggered more than 130 forest fires in the ...