Canada`s Geography Jesús Lugo Davila Canada´s Geography Canada is the northernmost country of America, with an area of 9.984.670 Km2 is the world´s second largest country in area after Russia, Canada is slightly less than three-fifths as large as Russia and slightly smaller than Europe. In total area, Canada is slightly larger than both the U.S. and China Canada has coastlines at north with the arctic ocean, at east with the Atlantic ocean at west with the Pacific ocean, due to Canada´s large extension between the oceans Pacific and Atlantic Canadian’s state motto is: “A Mari Usque Ad Mare” (Latin: From sea to sea). Canada limits with the United Sates at south, Canadian border with the U.S is about 8800 Km long. Rivers and lakes are numerous in Canada. Quebec and Ontario are the provinces with the largest number of lakes. Almost 25% of all water on earth is located in Canada. In almost every part of Canada there are lakes and rivers. Canada has over 2 million lakes covering 7% of the land mass. The largest lake is the Northwest Territories’ Great Bear Lake. It is estimated that Canada is home to one-seventh of the world’s fresh water. In Canada you can see major climatic differences due to its large size and varied topography. To the north, the glacier area is permanently frozen, while in the west coast of British Columbia appears lush vegetation, thanks to the milder temperatures. Most of the country has a fairly tough northern climate, so only 12% of the land is dedicated to agriculture. In contrast, in the south you can see the four seasons with maximum temperatures in summer of 35 degrees Celsius and in winter minimum of 25 degrees below zero