Ten fun facts about Canada
Fact 1
The name Canada has been derived from “ Kanata”, the Iroquoian word meaning settlement or village.
Fact 2
Close to 800,000 sq kilometers of land in Canada is covered by fresh-water bodies like rivers and lakes. This makes the country the world’s largest fresh water source.
Fact 3
It has the world’s longest coastline which stretches approximately 244,000 kms.
Fact 4
The world’s largest lake within a lake is on Manitoulin Island which stands on Lake Huron. The 41.1 square mile wide Manitou Lake sits snugly on this island.
Fact 5
Toronto’s Henry Woodward and his fellow inventor, Matthew Evans first patented the electric light bulb in 1875. These two inventors did not have the finances to commercialize their incredible invention and ended up selling the patent to Thomas Edison.
Fact 6
The world’s first frozen food, “Ice Fillets’ is said to have been invented by a marine scientist, Archibald Huntsman, in 1929. Fish fillets are now a popular food the world over.
Fact 7
The very first dividing lines were painted on a segment of the Ontario/Quebec border. An engineer who worked for the Ontario Department of Transport thought of this idea in 1930. Soon roads everywhere across the globe started sporting painted dividing lines.
Fact 8
Basketball was invented by a Canadian sports coach and innovator, James Naismith. He invented when he was a faculty member of the YMCA. He was originally a farm boy who hailed from Ontario.
Fact 9
The electron microscope, the electronic organ, Kerosene, the snowmobile, the IMAX film system and the electric cooking range are all Canadian inventions.
Fact 10
The world’s strongest rapids, the Nakwakto, are found at Slingsbury Channel in Canada.
More interesting reads about...
Ontario
is a city located in south west San Bernardino County, California, United States
Victoria
The capital city of British Columbia, Canada.
Rochester
Situated just south of Lake Ontario, it is a city in Monroe County, New York.
Softball
Was invented in America in 1887 and was originally played as an indoor game.
Leslie Nielsen
Was a much loved Canadian American actor and comedian.
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area.
Gazprom
The largest extractor of natural gas in the world.
Bryan Adams
Is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer.
Detroit
Is Michigan State’s largest city and the seat of Wayne County.
MORE IN COUNTRIES
