In Nunavut Territory, Alert is the northernmost permanent settlement in the world and is only 817 kilometers from the North Pole. Being so far north, Nunavut’s weather conditions usually fall somewhere between cold and freezing, with some parts of this large territory are vastly colder than others.
Their summer temperatures can rise as high as 86°F, but their winter temperatures can still be almost as cold as those in the High Arctic.
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh was, in a roundabout way, named for the city of Winnipeg. A.A. Milne often visited a Canadian black bear at the London Zoo, named Winnie, after the town of Winnipeg.
Milne subsequently named his character bear after the real bear. In the beginning, it explained that Pooh was, in fact, Christopher Robin's Edward Bear, who had been renamed by the boy.
Canada's Sand Dunes
Believe it or not, Canada even has sand dunes, and they have the world’s most northerly sand dunes in the Athabasca Provincial Park in northwest Saskatchewan. They are 30 meters high, and the Sand Hills of Saskatchewan near Moose Jaw is also a sight to see.
This unique geophysical land feature in the boreal shield ecosystem stretches approximately 100 kilometers along the south shore of Lake Athabasca, the Athabasca Sand Dunes is the largest active sand surface in Canada.
Nakwakto Rapids
The infamous Nakwakto rapids are one of the top cold water dives that you can do in Canada. The Guinness Book of World records lists the Nakwakto rapids as having the fastest navigable tidal rapids in the world, up to 16 knots (30 km/h). There you can also find the beautiful, and unique Nakwakto Goose-neck barnacle found nowhere else in the world.
The rapids are powered by the changing tides, which forces huge amounts of water through this relatively narrow bottleneck. So intense is the tidal flow here that Turret Rock has also been called “Tremble Island” because it’s reputed to shake from the ripping water.
Maple Syrup
Of all the world’s maple syrup, 71% comes from Canada, which probably isn’t that surprising when we think about it. But what is fascinating is that 91% of maple syrup production occurs in Quebec alone, according to Pure Canada Maple.
Canada also makes up 80% of global green lentil exports, with 95% produced in Saskatchewan.