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- Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...ought of as one of the major discoverers of [[Canada]], or more specifically, the interior eastern reg...
9: ...g that Cartier made three voyages of discovery in dangerous and hitherto unknown waters without losing...
13: ...assage]]. He landed for the first time at present day [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] where he planted a cro...
17: ...pressive than the small and squalid village of Stadacona, more than a thousand Hurons came to the edge...
19: ...decision must have been made by his arrival in Stadacona as it was by then too late to return to Franc... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
6: date_of_birth=[[1 July]], [[1961]] |
8: date_of_death=[[31 August]], [[1997]] |
11: ...ten-Windsor]], n饠Spencer) ([[1 July]] [[1961]]–[[31 August]] [[1997]]) was the first [[wife]] ...
13: ...anthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[...
15: ...calls for her to be nominated for [[sainthood]] — while her detractors saw her life as a caution... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...is married to the novelist [[Graeme Gibson]]; her daughter, Jess Atwood Gibson, was born in [[1976]].
4: ...o has a reputation for her deep interest in [[Canada]] and [[Canadian literature|Canadian fiction]], a...
6: ...endolyn MacEwen]], [[Dennis Lee]] and [[Michael Ondaatje]].
10: ...'', championed by former [[Prime Ministers of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]] in [[2002]] and...
14: She was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] in 1973 and was promoted to Companion in 1981. - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ...(born [[June 1]], [[1974]]) is a successful [[Canada|Canadian]] [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [...
10: ... 1]], [[1974]], in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to schoolteachers Alan and Georgia Morissette....
12: ... gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you one day and I want to be famous, just like you."''
21: ... ''[[You Can't Do That on Television]]'', shot in Ottawa, her hometown. Morissette became a recurring cast...
36: ...is" to avoid possible confusion with fellow [[Canada|Canadian]] singer [[Alannah Myles]]. The album we... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...us that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have argu...
3: ... e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the norther...
8: ...stitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ... [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|J... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...y]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and by [[time zone]].
10: *[[Angola]] - [[Luanda]]
37: *[[Madagascar]] - [[Antananarivo]]
49: *[[Rwanda]] - [[Kigali]]
52: *[[Senegal]] - [[Dakar]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
16: <tr><td>[[Amman]] <td>[[Jordan]]
17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
20: <tr><td>[[Antananarivo]] <td>[[Madagascar]]
28: <tr><td>[[Baghdad]] <td>[[Iraq]]
31: ...r><td>[[Bandar Seri Begawan]] <td>[[Brunei|Brunei Darussalam]] - Kansas (21369 bytes)
16: LandArea = 81,815 mi²; 211,900 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 29]], [[1861]] |
25: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]]<br><small>Counties are Cen...
52: ...er Johnson]], [[Maurice Greene]] and [[Lynette Woodard]].
73: ... private continue to have some of the highest standards in the nation. Kansas was first among the sta... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
16: LandArea = 106,154 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 1]], [[1803]], declared retroactivel...
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
42: ...], [[Shawnee (tribe)|Shawnees]], [[Ottawa (tribe)|Ottawa]]s, and [[Eries]]. During the [[18th century]], t...
48: ...erritory to the approximately the size of present-day Ohio plus the eastern half of [[Michigan]]'s low... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
16: LandArea = 147,255 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 26]], [[1837]] |
25: TimeZone = Eastern: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] <br><small>(Some Upper Pen...
42: ... recognition of the state languished due to a boundary dispute with Ohio, with both sides claiming a 4...
59: ...s]] [[Chief Pontiac]] led a major revolt of the [[Ottawa tribe]] against the British. - Illinois (27007 bytes)
17: LandArea = 143,968 |
25: AdmittanceDate = [[December 3]], [[1818]] |
26: ...Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
45: ...Mississippian culture]], was located near present-day [[Collinsville, Illinois]]. That civilization v...
60: ...ois is modeled after the federal government with adaptations originating from traditions cultivated du... - Labour Day (7088 bytes)
1: ...al]] achievements of [[worker]]s. (see also [[May Day]])
3: ...ly inspired the celebration of Labour Day and May Day.
5: ==North American Labor/Labour Day==
7: ...ointed May 1 as the official International Labour Day.
9: ...ated by the majority of the world. Moving the holiday, in addition to breaking with North American tra... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
6: ...namis have been historically referred to as ''[[tidal wave]]s'' because as they approach land they tak...
12: ...nts of the earth's crust can occur at [[plate boundaries]]. [[Subduction]] earthquakes are particularl...
18: ...hich produced a water wave estimated at 50 – 150 m and reached 524 m up local mou...
22: ...n its path, often reducing buildings to their foundations and scouring exposed ground to the bedrock. ...
24: ...h little overall energy loss. A tsunami can cause damage thousands of kilometres from its origin, so t... - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
1: ...key''', known simply as '''[[hockey]]''' in [[Canada]] and the [[United States]], is a team [[sport]] ...
14: ...ateur hockey codes, such as those of [[Hockey Canada]] and [[USA Hockey]], tend to be a hybrid of the ...
23: ...tender between him and the opponent's goal – is awarded a ''[[Penalty shot (ice hockey)|pen...
28: [[image:ottawa-sudbury.jpg|left|300px|Winning the face off can b...
30: ...ctic is ''[[Checking (hockey)|checking]]'' – attempting to take the puck from an opponent o... - Canada Day (1959 bytes)
1: '''Canada Day''' is [[Canada]]'s [[national holiday]]. It is celebrated on [[July 1]].
3: ...ebec]]), [[Nova Scotia]], and [[New Brunswick]] — into a [[federation]]. (See [[Canadian Confede...
5: ...ngdom of Canada. The name was changed to ''Canada Day'' on [[October 27]], [[1982]].
7: ...Labrador]], July 1 is also recognised as Memorial Day and commemorates Newfoundland's heavy losses dur...
11: With the exceptions noted above, Canada Day is generally marked by patriotic celebrations. M... - Ice skating (4786 bytes)
3: ... [[Rideau Canal]] located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
8: ...and later used for fun. Skating has been found to date back to 50 B.C. It was most common to skate whe...
21: * [http://www.skridsko.net/klubbar/data/science.html Scientific Papers] - Canal (2513 bytes)
6: ...tury and canalization made the village of [[Amsterdam]] a port. Canals are so deeply identified with [...
23: * [[Amsterdam]]
24: * [[Wellend Canal]] - Central Canada
25: ...awrence Seaway]] - [[Quebec]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
26: ...[[Rideau Canal]] - [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
1: ...because it influences [[high-frequency]] (HF) (3–30[[MHz]]) [[radio propagation]] to distant pla...
10: ...om the sun. Thus there is a [[diurnal]] (time of day) effect time and a seasonal effect. The local wi...
14: ...Electron density from solar ionization during the day and night during minimum solar activity. With a...
19: ... of distant AM [[broadcast band]] stations in the daytime.
22: ...its partial absorption of these waves. During the daytime the [[solar wind]] presses this layer closer... - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
1: ...d in [[1611]] somewhere in [[Hudson Bay]], [[Canada]].
7: ...claim the area and set up a colony as [[New Amsterdam]].
9: ...n November they made port at [[Dartmouth, England|Dartmouth]], where Hudson was arrested for sailing u...
15: ...e successfully made his way as far south as the [[Ottawa River]]. - Libya (12985 bytes)
1: ...Sea]], located between [[Egypt]] on the east, [[Sudan]] on the southeast, [[Chad]] and [[Niger]] on th...
24: ...'Leader of the Revolution''''' || [[Muammar al-Qaddafi]]
61: ...[Iran]] in its [[1980]]-[[1988]] war against [[Saddam Hussein]]'s [[Iraq]] (''see [[Iran-Iraq War]]'')...
67: ...tims of the April 14 bombing raid was the adopted daughter of Qadhafi.
105: ...ghibli''') is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; [[dust storms]], [[sandstor...
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