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... Gulf of St. Lawrence are the most notable extensions of the Atlantic into the North American continent , and of these Hudson Bay is much the larger . Its size and position have suggested the application to it of the name of the ...
... Gulf of St. Lawrence are the most notable extensions of the Atlantic into the North American continent , and of these Hudson Bay is much the larger . Its size and position have suggested the application to it of the name of the ...
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... Gulf of St. Lawrence , with the inland water com- munication of which it is the entrance , has , on the contrary , formed the most important line of approach to the interior of Canada since the earliest period of its history , and it ...
... Gulf of St. Lawrence , with the inland water com- munication of which it is the entrance , has , on the contrary , formed the most important line of approach to the interior of Canada since the earliest period of its history , and it ...
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... Gulf of Mexico , in a north- easterly bearing , parallel to the shore of the United States , and thence through parts of the Provinces of Quebec , New Brunswick , and , in a much reduced form , on to Newfound- land . The peninsula of ...
... Gulf of Mexico , in a north- easterly bearing , parallel to the shore of the United States , and thence through parts of the Provinces of Quebec , New Brunswick , and , in a much reduced form , on to Newfound- land . The peninsula of ...
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... Gulf and River St. Lawrence nearly as far up as the city of Quebec , beyond which its main outline runs to the north shore of Lake Huron , and thence along the north side of Lake Superior to the Lake of the Woods and Lake Winnipeg ...
... Gulf and River St. Lawrence nearly as far up as the city of Quebec , beyond which its main outline runs to the north shore of Lake Huron , and thence along the north side of Lake Superior to the Lake of the Woods and Lake Winnipeg ...
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... Gulf of Mexico ; the Arctic into that of the Arctic proper , and that of Hudson Bay . Rivers belonging to all these systems with their subdivisions are found within the limits of Canada , but those flowing to the Gulf of Mexico merely ...
... Gulf of Mexico ; the Arctic into that of the Arctic proper , and that of Hudson Bay . Rivers belonging to all these systems with their subdivisions are found within the limits of Canada , but those flowing to the Gulf of Mexico merely ...
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Acadian agricultural Arctic Assiniboia Atlantic Australia Bay of Fundy border British Columbia British North America Brunswick Canada Canadian Pacific Railway Cape centre chief chiefly climate coast coast-line College colony continent Cordillera cultivation district east eastern ELEMENTARY elevation English estuary exported extends Fcap feet fisheries flow forest French Gulf of St harbour height hills Hudson Bay important Indian industries inhabitants interior island known Lake Huron land largest latitude Laurentian plateau Lawrence Manitoba manufactures miles in length Montreal native navigable nearly Newfoundland north-west northern Nova Scotia Ocean Ontario Ottawa Pacific peninsula places plain population Port prairie principal produce Prof Professor province Quebec railway range region rise river rocks Rocky Mountains Saskatchewan settlements shores side slopes southern square miles Strait streams surface timber town trees tributaries valleys Vancouver Island vessels western whole width Winnipeg
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