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This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles covering Geography of Canada topics with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles as well as to do lists for Geography of 
Canada articles.
Scope edit
This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to Geography of Canada and sub-topics such as:
- rivers (category, list)
- volcanoes (category, list)
- mountains (category, list)
- earthquakes (category, list)
- lakes (category, list)
- islands (category, list)
- seas: Inukjuak quebec Joshua Nowrakudluk
- geology
- parks (category, list)
It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Canadian geography in a fair and accurate manner.
Featured Articles
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- Banff National Park - September 9, 2006
- List of National Parks of Canada - February 7, 2008
- 2007–2008 Nazko earthquakes - February 11, 2010
- The Volcano (British Columbia) - July 6, 2010
- Mount Cayley volcanic field - August 18, 2010
See also: Category:FA-Class Geography of Canada articles
Featured article candidates edit
none.
Good Articles
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- Anahim hotspot - June 18, 2008
- Bowie Seamount - November 7, 2008
- Columbia River - November 11, 2007
- Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Canada - February 4, 2007
- Franklin's lost expedition - March 20, 2008
- Itcha Range - January 5, 2014
- Mount Garibaldi - June 26, 2008
- Mount Edziza volcanic complex - September 15, 2008
- Silverthrone Caldera - August 13, 2008
- Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field - August 20, 2008
See also: Category:GA-Class Geography of Canada articles
Good Article candidates edit
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Relations edit
- Parents
- WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Geography
WikiProject Geography edit
- WikiProject Mountains
- WikiProject Rivers
- WikiProject Lakes
- WikiProject Earthquakes
- WikiProject Glaciers
- WikiProject Volcanoes
- WikiProject Protected Areas
- WikiProject Glaciers
- WikiProject Cities
- Provinces/territories
- Communities
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Participants edit
- Qyd (talk · contribs)
- Rosiestep (talk · contribs)
- Volcanoguy (talk · contribs)
- Skookum1 (talk · contribs)
- P199 (talk · contribs)
- Ontario Max (talk · contribs)
- The Interior (talk · contribs)
- SweetNightmares (talk · contribs)
- Ssbbplayer (talk · contribs)
- Peter K Burian (talk · contribs)
- Starkenborgher (talk · contribs)
To do edit
- Add images requested in Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Canada
- Add maps requested in Category:Wikipedia requested maps in Canada
- Expand articles in Category:Canada geography stubs
- Add infoboxes to Rivers of Canada, Lakes of Canada, Mountains of Canada, Parks in Canada
- Assess articles in Category:Geography of Canada using
{{WikiProject Canada|geography=yes|class=|importance=}}on article's talk pages. - Help promote Volcanism in Canada-related articles to Featured Topic status (workgroup)
Templates edit
Infoboxes edit
- {{Infobox Settlement}} - for communities
- {{Country geography}} - general geography, works for provincial/territorial geography too
- {{Infobox islands}} - for Islands of Canada (list)
- {{Infobox lake}} - for Lakes of Canada (list)
- {{Earthquake}} - for Earthquakes in Canada (list)
- {{infobox river}} - for Rivers of Canada (list)
- {{Infobox waterfall}} - for Waterfalls of Canada
- {{Infobox mountain}} - for Mountains of Canada (list) and Mountain ranges of Canada (list)
- {{Infobox mountain pass}} - for Mountain passes of Canada
- {{Infobox protected area}} - for Parks in Canada
Portal edit
{{Portal|Geography of Canada}}- For placement in See also section of Geography of Canada related articles if appropriate
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- {{Canada Geography}} - geography by province
- Mountains
- {{Canadian Rockies}} - for pages related to the Canadian Rockies
- {{Arctic Cordillera}} - for pages related to the Arctic Cordillera
- Parks
- {{National parks of Canada}} - for Canadian National Parks
- {{Alberta parks}} - for parks and protected areas in Alberta
- {{Saskatchewan parks}} - for parks and protected areas in Saskatchewan
- {{New Brunswick parks}} - for parks and protected areas in New Brunswick
- {{Ontario parks}} - for parks and protected areas in Ontario
- Other
- {{Alberta rivers and lakes}} - for rivers and lakes in Alberta
- {{British Columbia hydrography}} - for rivers and lakes in British Columbia
- {{Northwest Territories hydrography}} - for rivers and lakes in the Northwest Territories
- {{Rivers of Nunavut}} - for rivers in Nunavut
- {{GulfIslands}} - for Gulf Islands
- {{DiscoveryIslands}} - for Discovery Islands
- {{Canadian Trails}} - for Hiking Trails in Canada
Map templates edit
Location edit
- Module:Location map/data/CanadaGeo
- Module:Location map/data/CanadaTerrain
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Alberta
- Module:Location map/data/Canada British Columbia
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Manitoba
- Module:Location map/data/New Brunswick
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Newfoundland and Labrador
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Northwest Territories
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Nova Scotia
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Nunavut
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Ontario
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Prince Edward Island
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Quebec
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Saskatchewan
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Yukon
Linked edit
- {{Canada provinces map}}
- {{Alberta census divisions map}}
- {{British Columbia regional districts map}}
- {{Saskatchewan census divisions map}}
Stub tags edit
- {{Canada-geo-stub}}
- {{Alberta-geo-stub}}
- {{BritishColumbia-geo-stub}}
- {{Manitoba-geo-stub}}
- {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub}}
- {{Newfoundland-geo-stub}} (for Newfoundland and Labrador)
- {{NorthwestTerritories-geo-stub}}
- {{NovaScotia-geo-stub}}
- {{Nunavut-geo-stub}}
- {{PrinceEdwardIsland-geo-stub}}
- {{Ontario-geo-stub}}
- {{Quebec-geo-stub}}
- {{Saskatchewan-geo-stub}}
- {{Yukon-geo-stub}}
User templates edit
Talk pages edit
Tag talk pages with {{WikiProject Canada|geography=yes|class=|importance=}}
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Volunteer recognition edit
{{subst:The Maple Leaf Award| ... }}
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The Red Maple Leaf Award
Award for editors that contribute to Canada, and Canadian geography related projects and topics. |
Resources edit
Atlas edit
- Dean, William G.; Geoffrey J. Matthews; Byron Moldofsky (1998), Concise historical atlas of Canada, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802042031
- Fick, Steven (2004), The Canadian atlas: our nation, environment and people, Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 0888507704
- Hayes, Derek (2002), Historical Atlas of Canada: Canada's History Illustrated with Original Maps, Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 9781550549188
- Hudson, John C (2002), Across this land: a regional geography of the United States and Canada, Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0801865670
- Matthews, Geoffrey J.; R. Louis Gentilcore (1993), Historical Atlas of Canada: The land transformed, 1800-1891, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802034489
- Matthews, Geoffrey J. (1987), Historical atlas of Canada, Volume 1, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802024955
- Matthews, Geoffrey J. (1993), Historical Atlas of Canada: Addressing the twentieth century, 1891-1961, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802024955
- Schwartzenberger, Tina (2005), The Canadian Shield, Weigl Educational, ISBN 1553881419
Climate edit
- Bailey, William G; Oke, TR; Rouse, Wayne R (1997). The surface climates of Canada. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 0773516727.
- Bernstein, Steven; Steven F. Bernstein (2008), A globally integrated climate policy for Canada, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 9780802098788
- Coward, Harold G; Andrew John Weaver (2007), Hard choices: climate change in Canada, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ISBN 978-0889204423
- Etkin, David; Haque, CE; Brooks, Gregory R (2003). An Assessment of Natural Hazards and Disasters in Canada. Springer. ISBN 978-1402011795.
- French, Hugh M; Olav Slaymaker (1993), Canada's Cold Environments, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0773509259
- Gazlay, Suzy (2009), David Suzuki: Doing Battle with Climate Change, Crabtree, ISBN 9780778746652
- Jaccard, Mark; Jeffrey Simpson; Nic Rivers (2008), Hot Air: Meeting Canada's Climate Change Challenge, Emblem/McClelland & Stewart, ISBN 9780771080975
- Smit, Barry; Shirley Ellen Wall; Johanna Wandel (2007), Farming in a changing climate: agricultural adaptation in Canada, UBC Press, ISBN 9780774813938
- Suzuki, David; David R. Boyd (2008), David Suzuki's Green Guide, Greystone Books, ISBN 9781553652939
Fauna & Flora edit
- Bumstead, Pat; Norman H. Worsley (2003), Canadian skin and scales, Simply Wild Publications, ISBN 0968927815
- Drushka, Ken (2003), Canada's forests: a history, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0773526609
- Feldhamer, George A (2003), Wild mammals of North America (2nd ed.), Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0801874165
- Nils, John Macoun; Conrad Kindberg (1883), Catalogue of Canadian plants, Geological Survey of Canada
- Ross, Alexander Milton (1871), The Birds of Canada, Rowsell and Hutchison. ISBN 1146720726
Web and WikiCommons edit
- Atlas of Canada (and Commons:Atlas of Canada)
- Maps of Canada
- The Canadian Encyclopedia online
- World Lake Database
- University of Alberta. Atlas of Alberta Lakes
- World Waterfall database. Waterfalls in Canada
- {{GeoGratis}} Canadian geospatial data
- Hydrology of Canada
Tools edit
- Main tool page: toolserver.org
- Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
- Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
- Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
