| Climate Canada :
| varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
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| Terrain Canada :
| mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast
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| Elevation extremes lowest Canada :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Canada :
| Mount Logan 5,959 m
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| Natural resources Canada :
| iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
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| Land use arableland Canada :
| 4,96%
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| Irrigated land Canada :
| 7,200 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Canada :
| continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains
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| Environment current issues Canada :
| air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities
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| Geography note Canada :
| second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US border
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