It is a prairie province of Canada and its capital is Regina. The name of this place came from Saskatchewan River. The name of Saskatchewan River came from Cree destination which means “swift flowing river”. The development and birth of this place is tied with the history of the world famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police which was originally known as North West Mounted Police. The capital of Saskatchewan called as Regina always remained home for the sole training academy of the force. From this academy over 1,000 Mounties graduate every year. Today the history of Royal Canadian Mounted Police can be seen across Saskatchewan. The RCMP Heritage Centre in the capital Regina shows visitors the past history with amazing displays with rare artifacts and multi media presentations. The arrival [...]
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Located in the east central province of Canada Quebec is a French Speaking province. It is second largest administrative and one of the largest province in Canada. It is surrounded with by the province of Ontario, Hudson Bay and James Bay on the west, Ungava Bay and Hudson Strait on the north, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Gulf of Saint Lawrence is on the east side of Quebec and U.S. state of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York are on its south side. You can also enjoy the Maritime Provinces like Nova Scotia, Nunavut, and Prince Edward Island if you are in Quebec. After Ontario it is the second most densely populated province in Canada. Most of the people live in Montreal, Saint Lawrence River, and Quebec City which are nearby urban areas. The natural resources of this [...]
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Auyuittuq National Park lies at Cumberland Peninsula on Baffin Island which is a political subdivision of Canada. This place could be found at the Qikiqtaaluk region in Nunavat. This is a worth visiting place where you will find many features of Arctic wilderness like fjords, glaciers and also the ice fields. The phrase Inuktitut means “the land that never melts”, used by the indigenous people of Nunavut. Inuktitut is actually the word Auyuittuq. This place was constituted as a national park reserve in the year 1976 and was improved in a better way during 2000.
At this park you will find a small amount of vegetation and also variety of flowers like Mountain Avens, Papaver, Campion and Saxifrage. Apart from the flowers you will also get shrubs like Dwarf Birch, Arctic Willow and Heather. [...]
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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