North America Canada And Newfoundland

Author : Henry M. Ami
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528408219
Total Pages : 1144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book North America, Vol. 1 written by Henry M. Ami and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from North America, Vol. 1: Canada and Newfoundland An accurate knowledge of the geography of Canada to-day involves a knowledge of many sciences which are so intimately linked together as to form a chain of information of endless value, whether we deal with the earth's crust and surface features in which geology, orography, hydrography, and topography are deeply involved; or whether we deal with a knowledge of the distribution of life in zones or provinces in which the various subdivisions of biology are concerned. Many changes have taken place in the geography of British North America since the last edition of this work was issued. The Dominion of Canada now com prises nine organised provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba. Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia, and two territories, the Yukon Territory and the N orth West Territories, the last mentioned including the whole of the Arctic Archipelago. The north-west Territories, as well as several provinces, have undergone marked changes in their boundaries in recent years, readjustments having taken place in 1905, when Alberta and Saskatchewan were erected into provinces; and in 1912, when the areas of Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba were greatly increased. For the sake of reference it seems reasonable to suggest the restoration of the three names applied to three old subdivisions of the north-west Territories, namely, Mackenzie, Keewatin, and Franklin. Formal possession and control of all the islands of the Arctic Archipelago was taken by Commander A. P. Low, in the name of the Crown and by order of the Parliament of Canada, confirmed by the Imperial Order in-council of lst September 1880. The Canadian Government has established customs and inland revenue stations throughout arctic and subarctic Canada, where officers and men of the Royal north-west Mounted Police maintain order, collect federal dues, and effect the permanent occupation of northermost Canada, whose natural resources are known to be of enormous value. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.