1. Canada

2. Canada has the longest coastline in the world At 243,000 km along the shores of 52,455 islands, Canada boasts of the longest coastline in the world. If you want to have an idea of how long this is, it is estimated that at a pace of about 20 km a day, it would take a person 33 years to finish strolling Canada’s shorelines.

3. There are millions of lakes in Canada Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. At last count, there may be as many as two million, with 563 of them larger than 100 square km. Among its largest lakes are Lake Huron in Ontario, Great Bear Lake in the Northwestern Territories and Lake Superior also in Ontario.

4. The world’s oldest known rocks can be found here The Canadian Shield forms a U- shape where some of the oldest rocks on earth can be found. Among them, a 4.28 billion-year- old rock that was discovered by geologists in 2001. It was found in an area of exposed bedrock on the eastern shore of the Hudson Bay in northern Quebec.

5. We have a version of the Dead Sea Canada has Little Manitou Lake in Saskatchewan. Fed by underground springs, the 13.3 square km lake has mineral salt concentrations of 180,000 mg per litre making it extremely buoyant.

6. Regina is the geographical centre of North America Regina, the capital of the prairie province of Saskatchewan, is the closest to the center of the continent at a latitude of 50°27’ N and a longitude of 104°37’ W.

7. Six Canadian cities have more than 1 million residents These Canadian cities are Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. According to Statistics Canada, Toronto tops the list, followed by Montreal and Vancouver. Canada continues to be among the top countries with the lowest population density currently estimated at 3.9 people per square kilometre. The country has a total population of more than 37 million as of 2019.

8. Largest and smallest provinces and territories Quebec is the country’s largest province with a total land area of 1.5 million sq. km. Meanwhile, Prince Edward Island is the smallest at 5,660 sq. km.

9. Largest source of freshwater in the world With its millions of lakes and rivers, it’s not really surprising that Canada has earned this title.

10. You’ll find the largest island within an island here Canada has a little known island within an island in the Arctic measuring about four acres. Part of why it is mostly unknown is that it is inaccessible being 75 miles inland from Victoria Island (between Nunavut and the Northwestern Territories), the eighth largest island in the world.

11. Tallest mountain peak Mount Logan in Yukon is Canada’s tallest mountain. It is 5,995 metres high (19,551 ft) and can be found in Kluane National Park and Reserve. The mountain is named after Canadian geologist William Edmond Logan.