Canada

     

 Thanks to LYNDAC for the postcard , sent 31 july 2013.

    Canada is a North American country located between the United States to the south and the Arctic Circle to the north. The main cities are Toronto, Vancouver, the center of West Coast cinema, Montreal and Quebec City, both French-speaking, and Ottawa, the capital. Canada's vast wilderness includes Banff National Park with its many lakes in the Rocky Mountains. It is also home to the famous and majestic Niagara Falls. 

    Aboriginal peoples and communities

        Canada's aboriginal people are the original occupants of the land that is now Canada and their             descendants. Recent archaeological digs have revealed remains dating back 30,000 years. Some of         these peoples would have reached the continent by crossing the Bering Strait from Eastern Siberia in      Asia to Alaska. 

 

Stamp:

• American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Country:
    Canada
Series:
    Definitives 2011-2014. Young Wildlife.
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Bears | Infant Animals | Mammals
Issued on:
    2013-01-14