Northern Canada

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Northern Canada is the sparsely populated, largely Arctic and sub-Arctic region of Canada known for its Indigenous communities, vast wilderness, and extreme climate.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region of Canada
borders Alaska
Arctic Ocean
United States
characteristic extreme cold winters
long polar nights in winter
midnight sun in summer
permafrost
sparsely populated
vast wilderness
climate Arctic climate
subarctic climate
country Canada
economy government services
resource extraction
subsistence hunting and fishing
tourism
ethnicGroup First Nations
Inuit
Métis
governedBy federal government of Canada
hasPart Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Yukon
northern Alberta
northern British Columbia
northern Labrador
northern Manitoba
northern Quebec
northern Saskatchewan
knownFor Arctic tundra landscapes
Indigenous communities
Northern Lights
boreal forest
caribou herds
mineral resources
oil and gas resources
wildlife such as polar bears
language English
French
Indigenous languages
Inuktitut
locatedIn Arctic region
Canada
North America
Northern Hemisphere
subarctic region
populationDensity very low
timeZone multiple time zones


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