Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Cape Breton Island, Exclusive Economic Zone, Sydney Tar Ponds
19 Apr 2014
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Atlantic canada: this region is home to the three maritime provinces (new brunswick, nova scotia, Prince edward island) and newfoundland and labrador: these four provinces have the lowest populations of the canadian provinces. Wealth returning to the area from commuters to alberta"s oil sands. Physical geography of atlantic canada: the area contains two physiographic regions, the appalachian uplands and the canadian shield, the maritimes and the island of newfoundland are located in the appalachian uplands; Labrador is located in the canadian shield: the appalachian uplands are an ancient, eroded mountain chain (older than rockies, over millions of years, streams have cut deeply into the land resulting in hilly terrain with rugged areas. Labrador is located in the canadian shield: most prominent features are the torngat mountains formed 750 million years ago. It meets the cold labrador current off the coast of st. johns: this causes considerable foggy, misty weather.
