Canadian Regions & Territories

Black Holes

Finally! We have proof that Google is hiding things from us in Alaska, Mexico and er... New Jersey. Hmmm. Anyway, it's a conspiracy I tell you! Firstly stretching over a large part of Alaska, all the way into the Yukon…

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Tuesday, 7th June 2005

Swing Bridge

Check out this cool Swing bridge caught mid-swing in Little Current, Ontario. Thanks: Didier

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Sunday, 5th June 2005

Île Sainte-Hélène, Montreal

Île Sainte-Hélène (or St. Helen's Island) is an island on the Saint Lawrence River and is part of the city of Montreal. Along with Île Notre-Dame. the island hosted Expo 67, for which the island was expanded and a theme…

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Monday, 30th May 2005

Trimarans

Here's a cool picture of some trimarans docked in Quebec. Perhaps they were competing in the 2004 Transat Québec Saint-Malo, which is the only crewed non-stop transatlantic race to be held from west to east (Canada to France). The race…

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Saturday, 28th May 2005

New Quebec Crater

Formely known as Chubb crater, the New Quebec Crater has a rim diameter of 3.4 kilometers and is estimated to be about 1.4 million years old. It's also filled with a 250-meter-deep lake. That's a big old hole. There's a…

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Friday, 27th May 2005

Saint Lawrence Seaway

You don't often see a river running under a river! This is the Welland Canal, a part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway which is the system of canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the…

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Friday, 27th May 2005

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Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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