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Canadian Geographic’s best maps of 2021
Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic’s 2021 issues
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Canadian Geographic’s best maps of 2020
Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic’s 2020 issues
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Mapping
Mapping Canada’s 75 biggest islands
Canadian Geographic's cartographer Chris Brackley shares insights into his process in charting the country's largest islands for an exclusive wall map
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History
Célébration du 75e anniversaire de la signature de la Charte des Nations Unies
Retracer l’histoire des Nations Unies à l’aide d’une carte, réalisée pour les écoles en 1947 afin de commémorer le grand moment de l’union de la planète pour le plus grand bien
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Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations charter
Tracing the history of the United Nations with a map, produced for schools in 1947 to commemorate the momentous coming together of the planet for a greater good
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History
Le Manitoba célèbre son 150e anniversaire
History
Manitoba celebrates its 150th anniversary
Mapping
Meet the B.C. software developer who wants to bring back the globe
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Our home and grateful land
Mapping
Interactive map showcases traditional Indigenous lands across continents
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Every country’s top tourist attraction, mapped
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Inside the intricate world of video game cartography
Maps have long played a critical role in video games, whether as the main user interface, a reference guide, or both. As games become more sophisticated, so too does the cartography that underpins them.
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Our best maps of 2018
Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic’s 2018 issues
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Mapping
The best maps Canadian Geographic published in 2017
Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic's 2017 issues and special publications
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Mapping
Six new ways to map the world
In his new book, social geographer Alastair Bonnett promises 50 maps unlike any you've ever seen. Here's a look at six of our favourites.
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Chronicling “an almost unknown country”
The legacy of artist Paul Kane‘s epic 19th-century journey across Canada
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Confederation conflict
How a divisive political battle put Newfoundland on the map
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Science & Tech
Canada’s Arctic weather outposts
How the Joint Arctic Weather Stations program did more than just fill in a blank on the nation’s weather map
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Mapping
Exploring Alberta’s eight Métis settlements
These eight communities are the only recognized Métis land base in Canada
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Environment
Map: Visualizing Canada’s fresh water
Canada is home to one-fifth of the world's fresh water. Here's what that looks like
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How a small, hand-drawn Vancouver map sold at auction for $24,000
Brian Grant Duff from All Nations Stamp and Coin explains the controversial land claim made by Irish settler Sam Greer on what is today known as Kits Beach
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Mapping
Stunning map predicts how wildlife will move to adapt to climate change
Researchers say protecting wilderness corridors will be essential to preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change
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Mapping
Satellites produce new ultra-precise topographic map of Earth
German satellites TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X spent five years orbiting Earth in close formation to create 3D global map of unprecedented accuracy
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Explore the real size of Earth’s land masses with this interactive map
The True Size map lets users compare countries by their actual size in square kilometres
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