Subscribe to our newsletter. The National Atlas of Canada has been a valuable resource of information on the physical makeup of Canada for more than 100 years. Now it has been transformed into an interactive online atlas. It also links to other organizations and online services that can provide maps and geography information at a local level. The Quick Maps section gives access to a selection of national, regional, provincial, territorial and outline maps, which can be viewed online or downloaded and printed.
Users can also find maps relating to a few specific Canadian issues, such as health and ecology.
If you need information on geographical features in Canada, like rivers or mountains, the Facts of Canada section is the place to look. For example, under Waterfalls you'll find basic information on waterfalls, including reversing falls, a list of waterfalls in Canada, the vertical drop of each, and a link to their location on a map of Canada. The National Atlas ties into other Canadian geography teaching and learning resources on the Net, and includes a section called Carto Corner with self-contained modules for both teachers and students on the fundamentals of cartography. If you're one of those people with a taste for the extreme, you'll find handy lists of Canadian superlatives , such as highest points by province and largest rivers. The weather superlatives map is an entertaining example.