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This [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] was formed to foster better articles covering [[Geography of Canada]] topics with a spirit of cooperation.  This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles as well as to do lists for Geography of {{CAN}} articles.
==Scope==
{{Portal|Canada}}
This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to [[Geography of Canada]] and sub-topics such as:
* rivers ([[:Category:Rivers of Canada|category]], [[List of rivers of Canada|list]])
* volcanoes ([[:Category:Volcanoes of Canada|category]], [[List of volcanoes in Canada|list]])
* mountains ([[:Category:Mountains of Canada|category]], [[List of mountains in Canada|list]])
* earthquakes ([[:Category:Earthquakes in Canada|category]], [[List of earthquakes in Canada|list]])
* lakes ([[:Category:Lakes of Canada|category]], [[List of lakes in Canada|list]])
* islands ([[:Category:Islands of Canada|category]], [[List of islands of Canada|list]])
* seas: Inukjuak quebec Joshua Nowrakudluk
* geology
* parks ([[:Category:Parks in Canada|category]], [[List of parks in Canada|list]])
It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Canadian geography in a fair and accurate manner.

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{{Canada provinces map |AB =Geography of Alberta|BC =Geography of British Columbia|SK =Geography of Saskatchewan|MB =Geography of Manitoba|ON =Geography of Ontario|QC =Geography of Quebec|NB =Geography of New Brunswick|PE =Geography of Prince Edward Island|NS =Geography of Nova Scotia|NL =Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador|YU =Geography of Yukon|NT =Geography of Northwest Territories |NU =Geography of Nunavut|width=250px}}
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==[[Image:Cscr-featured.svg|20px]] Featured Articles==
* [[Banff National Park]] - [[September 9]], [[2006]]
* [[List of National Parks of Canada]] - [[February 7]], [[2008]]
* [[2007–2008 Nazko earthquakes]] - [[February 11]], [[2010]]
* [[The Volcano (British Columbia)]] - [[July 6]], [[2010]]
* [[Mount Cayley volcanic field]] - [[August 18]], [[2010]]

See also: [[:Category:FA-Class Geography of Canada articles]]

==Featured article candidates==
''none.''

==[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Good Articles==
* [[Anahim hotspot]] - [[June 18]], [[2008]]
* [[Bowie Seamount]] - [[November 7]], [[2008]]
* [[Columbia River]] - [[November 11]], [[2007]]
* [[Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Canada]] - [[February 4]], [[2007]]
* [[Franklin's lost expedition]] - [[March 20]], [[2008]]
* [[Itcha Range]] - [[January 5]], [[2014]]
* [[Mount Garibaldi]] - [[June 26]], [[2008]]
* [[Mount Edziza volcanic complex]] - [[September 15]], [[2008]]
* [[Silverthrone Caldera]] - [[August 13]], [[2008]]
* [[Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field]] - [[August 20]], [[2008]]

See also: [[:Category:GA-Class Geography of Canada articles]]

==Good Article candidates==
[[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]]

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{{Canada provinces map |AB =List of rivers of Alberta|BC =List of rivers of British Columbia|SK = List of rivers of Saskatchewan|MB = List of rivers of Manitoba|ON = List of rivers of Ontario|QC = List of rivers of Quebec|NB = List of rivers of New Brunswick|PE = List of rivers of Prince Edward Island|NS = List of rivers of Nova Scotia|NL = List of rivers of Newfoundland and Labrador|NT=List of rivers of the Northwest Territories|NU=List of rivers of Nunavut| YU= List of rivers of Yukon|Map=Rivers-Canada-frame.png|width=250px}}
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===Volunteer recognition===

{{tlsp|The Maple Leaf Award|&nbsp;...&nbsp;}}
{{The Maple Leaf Award|type=red|Award for editors that contribute to [[Canada]], and [[Geography of Canada|Canadian geography]] related projects and topics.}}

==Resources==
{{main|Bibliography of Canada}}
===Atlas===
* {{citation |last =Dean |first =William G.  |author2= Geoffrey J. Matthews|author3=Byron Moldofsky |year =1998 |title =Concise historical atlas of Canada
  |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Dw39BoD0-6cC&q=Atlas%20of%20Canada&pg=PP1 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=0802042031
 }}
* {{citation |last = Fick |first =Steven  |year =2004 |title =The Canadian atlas: our nation, environment and people |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=vDR7hrnO1aYC&q=Canadian%20Geography&pg=PP1 |publisher=Douglas & McIntyre |isbn=  0888507704}}
* {{citation |last =Hayes |first =Derek |year = 2002|title =Historical Atlas of Canada: Canada's History Illustrated with Original Maps
  |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=KvtEUChw9uAC&q=Atlas%20of%20Canada&pg=PP1|publisher=Douglas & McIntyre |isbn=  9781550549188}}
* {{citation |last = Hudson |first =John C |year =2002 |title =Across this land: a regional geography of the United States and Canada |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=FQUbfAWhh-oC&q=Geography%20of%20Canada&pg=PP1 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |isbn=0801865670 }}
* {{citation |last = Matthews|first =Geoffrey J.  |author2= R. Louis Gentilcore |year =1993 |title =Historical Atlas of Canada: The land transformed, 1800-1891
  |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=tWkxht1Oa8EC&q=Atlas%20of%20Canada&pg=PP1|publisher= University of Toronto Press|isbn=0802034489 }}
* {{citation |last = Matthews |first = Geoffrey J. |year =1987 |title =Historical atlas of Canada, Volume 1
  |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=itsTLSnw8qgC&q=Atlas%20of%20Canada&pg=PP1 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=0802024955  }}
* {{citation |last =Matthews|first= Geoffrey J. |year=1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pD7vTXLqkugC&q=Grey%20Cup&pg=PP1|title= Historical Atlas of Canada: Addressing the twentieth century, 1891-1961|publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=0802024955}}
* {{citation |last =Schwartzenberger|first= Tina |year=2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f2_0dwVpQGkC&q=Canadian%20Shield&pg=PP1|title= The Canadian Shield|publisher=Weigl Educational |isbn=1553881419}}

===Climate===
* {{cite book|last=Bailey|first=William G|author2=Oke, TR|author3= Rouse, Wayne R|title=The surface climates of Canada|publisher=McGill-Queen's University Press|year=1997|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxNMhw-rRrQC&q=The%20surface%20climates%20of%20Canada&pg=PP1|isbn=0773516727}}
* {{citation |last = Bernstein |first = Steven|author2= Steven F. Bernstein |year =2008 |title =A globally integrated climate policy for Canada
  |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=ZtxoLd5JCEEC&q=climate%20of%20canada&pg=PP1 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=9780802098788  }}
* {{citation |last =Coward  |first =Harold G|author2= Andrew John Weaver|year =2007 |title =Hard choices: climate change in Canada
  |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=g4e5KBqC4XoC&q=Hard%20choices%3A%20climate%20change%20in%20Canada%2C&pg=PP1 |publisher=  Wilfrid Laurier University Press|isbn=978-0889204423 }}
* {{cite book | last = Etkin | first = David |author2 = Haque, CE|author3= Brooks, Gregory R | title = An Assessment of Natural Hazards and Disasters in Canada | publisher = Springer | year = 2003 | location = | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=kaJz_SNNuKMC&q=wells%20%22gray%20clearwater%22%20volcanic%20field%20earthquakes&pg=PR5
| isbn = 978-1402011795}}
* {{citation |last = French|first = Hugh M |author2=  Olav Slaymaker|year =1993 |title =Canada's Cold Environments
  |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=nmTREEU3l2sC&q=Canadian%20flora&pg=PP1 |publisher=McGill-Queen's University Press |isbn=0773509259 }}
* {{citation |last = Gazlay|first = Suzy |year =2009 |title =David Suzuki: Doing Battle with Climate Change |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=uEu7DeEBE1sC&q=David%20Suzuki&pg=PP1|publisher=Crabtree |isbn=  9780778746652}}
* {{citation |last =Jaccard |first = Mark |author2= Jeffrey Simpson|author3= Nic Rivers|year =2008 |title = Hot Air: Meeting Canada's Climate Change Challenge|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=VY1MOWi_7nkC&q=climate%20of%20canada&pg=PP1 |publisher=Emblem/McClelland & Stewart |isbn= 9780771080975 }}
* {{citation |last = Smit |first =Barry |author2= Shirley Ellen Wall|author3= Johanna Wandel |year =2007 |title =Farming in a changing climate: agricultural adaptation in Canada |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=gT8-7ncT4DUC&q=climate%20of%20canada&pg=PP1|publisher=UBC Press |isbn= 9780774813938}}
* {{citation|last =Suzuki |first =David|author2= David R. Boyd|year =2008 |title =David Suzuki's Green Guide |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=FgGcvxC0YpkC&q=David%20Suzuki&pg=PP1|publisher=Greystone Books |isbn= 9781553652939 }}

===Fauna & Flora===
* {{citation |last = Bumstead  |first =Pat |author2=Norman H. Worsley |year =2003 |title =Canadian skin and scales
  |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=RjeL9ymSfx4C&q=reptiles%20in%20Canada&pg=PP1|publisher=Simply Wild Publications |isbn=0968927815 }}
* Drushka, Ken (2003), ''[http://books.google.ca/books?id=XnTeW9Q4udQC&lpg=PP1&dq=Canada's%20forests%3A%20a%20history&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true Canada's forests: a history]'', McGill-Queen's University Press, {{ISBN|0773526609}}
* {{citation |last = Feldhamer |first =George A|year = 2003 |title = Wild mammals of North America|edition=2nd|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=-xQalfqP7BcC&q=mammals%20of%20Canada&pg=PP1 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |isbn= 0801874165}}
* {{citation |last =  Nils|first =John Macoun |author2=  Conrad Kindberg|year =1883 |title =Catalogue of Canadian plants |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=EBq1AAAAIAAJ&q=Canadian%20flora&pg=PP1 |publisher=Geological Survey of Canada |isbn= }}
* Ross, Alexander Milton (1871), ''[http://books.google.ca/books?id=N4caAAAAYAAJ&dq=Birds%20of%20Canada&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true The Birds of Canada]'', Rowsell and Hutchison. {{ISBN|1146720726}}

===Web and WikiCommons===
* [[Atlas of Canada]] (and [[Commons:Atlas of Canada]])
* [[:Commons:Category:Maps of Canada|Maps of Canada]]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ The Canadian Encyclopedia online]
* [http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/index/idx-lakes.html World Lake Database]
* University of Alberta. [http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/Projects/Alberta-Lakes/ Atlas of Alberta Lakes]
* World Waterfall database. [http://www.world-waterfalls.com/database.php?s=T&t=G&category=country&search=Canada&orderby=name Waterfalls in Canada]
* {{tl|GeoGratis}} [http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/index.html Canadian geospatial data]
* [http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/hydrology/main_e.cfm?cname=hydro_e.cfm#hoc Hydrology of Canada]

==Tools==
:''Main tool page: [[tools:~dispenser/view/Tools|toolserver.org]]''
* [[tools:~dispenser/view/Reflinks|Reflinks]] -  Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
* [[tools:~dispenser/view/Checklinks|Checklinks]] - Edit and repair external links
* [[tools:~dispenser/view/Dab solver|Dab solver]] - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
* [[tools:~dispenser/view/Peer reviewer|Peer reviewer]] - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.

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