Where is Canada? Canada is a large country in the northern hemisphere. The country belongs to the North American continent. Canada borders the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Arctic Ocean in the North.
Canada shares a land border with the United States of America in the south and in the northwest. There it borders Alaska which is the largest state of the USA.
Canada Map
Did you know that Canada and the USA share the longest international border in the world? The Canada – USA border is 8,891 km/ 5,525 miles long. The longest part of the border is shared with the US-state of Alaska and this stretch is more than 2,475 km/ 1,538 miles long.
Canada Geo Superlatives
Canada is known for its many lakes. There are about three million lakes in Canada, according to the World Fact Book Canada houses more lakes than all countries in the world combined!
Source: www kids-world-travel-guide.com 
Emerald Lake in Canada’s
Yoho National Park
Canada is known for its many lakes. There are about three million lakes in Canada, according to the WorldFactBook Canada houses more lakes than all countries in the world combined!
Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia.
The capital city of Canada is Ottawa.
Canada is among the ten most sparsely populated countries in the world. More than half of the population live in the Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec. About 90% of the people in Canada live within 160 km/ 100 miles of the US-Canada border. Close to the border there are also the main urban areas such as Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto.
Toronto is the largest city in Canada housing about 6.2 million people.
Canada’s longest river system is the McKenzie River in the country’s Northwest Territories. The river is 4,241 km/ 2,635 miles long and the McKenzie River is the largest river flowing from North America into the Arctic.
The largest lake that is entirely in Canada is Great Bear Lake. Lake Superior, the largest lake in North America, is shared with the United States of America.
