Canada is a huge country.
It is;
- approximately 9,984,670 sq. km / 3,855,103 sq mi.
- comprised of six time zones.
- over 5,500 km wide, from Atlantic to Pacific coasts.
- more than 3 times the size of India .
- more than 18 times the size of France .
- almost 20 times the size of Spain .
- almost 28 times the size of Germany .
- almost 41 times the size of the UK .
- more than 142 times the size of Ireland
Did You Know?
The Longest Street in the World
The distinction of the longest street in the world belongs to Yonge Street in the Province of Ontario . Yonge Street starts at Lake Ontario, and runs north through central and northern Ontario to the Ontario – Minnesota border, a distance of over 1178 miles / 1896 kilometres. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized this claim as late as 1998.
Most of Yonge Street today exists as Highway 11, north of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Due due the development of the GTA, the old highway lives on as side roads, dead-end roads, or overgrown wooded trails.
The Thousand Island Railway
The Thousand Island Railway, which ran in Gananoque Ontario, is North America ’s shortest railway in history, just 3.32 miles / 5.43 km
Largest Sony Big Screen
Inside Toronto ’s Rogers Centre (formerly known as the SkyDome) you will find the largest Sony big screen, measuring 33 ft. x 110 ft. (10.0 m x 33.6 m).
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- The 1964 animated TV movie “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was filmed in Japan , but the entire soundtrack was recorded in a studio in Toronto , Ontario.
- Most of the singing and speaking cast were Canadian.
- Billie Mae Richards ("Rudolph") and Paul Soles ("Hermey") are neighbours in an Ontario retirement community.
(as referenced from “The Internet Movie Database”)
Actor Leslie Nielsen (Police Squad, Spy Hard, Naked Gun, Mr. Magoo)
Actor Leslie Nielsen’s brother Erik was the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada , from 1984 to 1986.
Guy Lombardo
Guy (Gaetano) Lombardo (1902- 1977) leader of the big-band era “The Royal Canadian’s” and known for his yearly rendition of “Auld Lang Syne” which is still played on new years at Times Square in New York City, was born in London Ontario Canada
