07/01/2020
O Canada 🇨🇦
To celebrate such an amazing country (some would even say the best), here are 10 fun facts about Canada :
1. The famous Canadian interjection "eh" is actually listed in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary as a valid word.
2. The townspeople of Nanaimo, B.C. race their bathtubs as part of an annual aquatic tradition.
3. In Alberta's Banff National Park, overpasses that go over highways are made for wildlife and have trees and shrubs growing on them.
4. Canada consumes more mac and cheese than any other country in the world.
5. Half of the country is covered with forests, which should come as no surprise considering one-tenth of the world’s forests are here.
6. The highest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan, Yukon Territory, 5959 metres (19,551 feet).
7. The highest waterfall in Canada is Della Falls, British Columbia, 440 metres high (1,444 feet).
8. Mountains in Banff are 45 to 120 million years old!
9. Calgary is famous for its Chinooks – a weather phenomenon that can raise the temperature by 10 degrees in a matter of minutes.
10. The world’s largest totem pole was raised in Victoria in 1994 and stands 54.94 metres tall (180.2 feet).
Many more reasons to love Canada 🇨🇦. Come visit and see for yourself!
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