page_title: Outline of Canada
section_title: Environment
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Canada / Geography / Environment
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Canada:
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area, and shares land borders with the United States to the south and northwest, and marine borders with France and Greenland on the east and northeast, respectively.
  The lands have been inhabited for millennia by various groups of aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled the Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War.
  In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces.
context_section_description: Environment of Canada
  Climate of Canada
  Environmental issues in Canada
  Fires in Canada
  Ecoregions in Canada
  Renewable energy in Canada
  Geology of Canada
  Earthquakes in Canada
  National parks of Canada
  Protected areas of Canada
  Wildlife of Canada
  Flora of Canada
  Fauna of Canada
  Birds of Canada
  Mammals of Canada
caption: An enlargeable satellite image of Canada
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