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Banff National Park Crowfoot Mountain reflects in the still waters of Bow Lake. Joanna says that the Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park established in 1885.  Together with other national parks that form Canadien Rocky Mountains Parks, it was declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.  I love when the card comes with lots of stamps! The garden one with flowers is my favorite! Thank you, Joanna!

Northern Ireland map card sent from Canada. Thank you Cass!

This elderly Chief’s Lakota name is Wanduta, which means “Red Arrow”. He proudly wears an eagle feather bonnet which is symbolic of his high social and spiritual status. Photo by H.W.Gaud, 1913. (from the card) Thank you Nalen!

The moose (North America) or Eurasian elk (Europe) ( Alces alces ) is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose typically inhabit boreal and mixed deciduous forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates. Unlike most other deer species, moose are solitary animals and do not form herds. Although generally slow-moving and sedentary, moose can become aggressive and move surprisingly fast if angered or startled. Their mating season in the autumn can lead to spectacular fights between males competing for the right to mate with a particular female. ( source ) Thank you Scott!

A funny card from Canada! Have a look and try to find: Did you find all the things on the list?

New royal card for mu collection! The Niagara Falls , located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world and has a vertical drop of more than 50m. Niagara Falls forms the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. ( source ) Thank you Heather!

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The National Flag of Canada , also known as the Maple Leaf , and l'Unifolié , is a red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a stylized 11-pointed red maple leaf. Its adoption in 1965 marked the first time a national flag had been officially adopted in Canada to replace the Union Flag. The flag made its first appearance on February 15, 1965; the date is now celebrated annually as National Flag of Canada Day. ( source ) Thank you Xiaolu!

These postcards are from www.lapapierre.com Thank you Julie!

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The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces are jurisdictions that receive their power and authority directly from the Constitution Act, 1867, whereas territories derive their mandates and powers from the federal government. The ten provinces are Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan, while the three territories are Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. ( source ) Thank you Rose!

The Fraser Canyon is a stretch of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley. The Fraser Canyon Highway Tunnels were constructed from the spring of 1957 to 1963 as part of the Trans-Canada Highway project. There are seven tunnels in total, the shortest being about 57 metres; the longest, however, is about 610 metres and is one of North America's longest. They are situated between Yale and Boston Bar. ( source )   Thank you Oliversmom!

Quebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. Quebec is the second most populous province, after Ontario. The Nord-du-Québec region, occupying the northern half of the province, is sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples. While the province's substantial natural resources have long been the mainstay of its economy, sectors of the knowledge economy such as aerospace, information and communication technologies, biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry also play leading roles. These many industries have all contributed to helping Quebec become the second most economically influential province, second only to Ontario. (via Wikipedia ) Thank you Mélissa!

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The newly designed Canadian flag was flown for the first time on February 15, 1965. Thank you Rose!

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