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This 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 
Canada articles.
Scope[edit]
This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to Geography of Canada and sub-topics such as:
- rivers (category, list)
- volcanoes (category, list)
- mountains (category, list)
- earthquakes (category, list)
- lakes (category, list)
- islands (category, list)
- seas: Inukjuak quebec Joshua Nowrakudluk
- geology
- parks (category, list)
It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Canadian geography in a fair and accurate manner.
Featured Articles[edit]
- 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[edit]
none.
Good Articles[edit]
- 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[edit]
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Relations[edit]
- Parents
- WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Geography
WikiProject Geography[edit]
- WikiProject Mountains
- WikiProject Rivers
- WikiProject Lakes
- WikiProject Earthquakes
- WikiProject Glaciers
- WikiProject Volcanoes
- WikiProject Protected Areas
- WikiProject Glaciers
- WikiProject Cities
- Provinces/territories
- Communities
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Participants[edit]
- Qyd (talk · contribs)
- Rosiestep (talk · contribs)
- Volcanoguy (talk · contribs)
- Skookum1 (talk · contribs)
- P199 (talk · contribs)
- Ontario Max (talk · contribs)
- The Interior (talk · contribs)
- SweetNightmares (talk · contribs)
- Ssbbplayer (talk · contribs)
- Peter K Burian (talk · contribs)
- Starkenborgher (talk · contribs)
To do[edit]
- Add images requested in Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Canada
- Add maps requested in Category:Wikipedia requested maps in Canada
- Expand articles in Category:Canada geography stubs
- Add infoboxes to Rivers of Canada, Lakes of Canada, Mountains of Canada, Parks in Canada
- Assess articles in Category:Geography of Canada using
{{WikiProject Canada|geography=yes|class=|importance=}}on article's talk pages. - Help promote Volcanism in Canada-related articles to Featured Topic status (workgroup)
Templates[edit]
Infoboxes[edit]
- {{Infobox Settlement}} - for communities
- {{Country geography}} - general geography, works for provincial/territorial geography too
- {{Infobox islands}} - for Islands of Canada (list)
- {{Infobox lake}} - for Lakes of Canada (list)
- {{Earthquake}} - for Earthquakes in Canada (list)
- {{infobox river}} - for Rivers of Canada (list)
- {{Infobox waterfall}} - for Waterfalls of Canada
- {{Infobox mountain}} - for Mountains of Canada (list) and Mountain ranges of Canada (list)
- {{Infobox mountain pass}} - for Mountain passes of Canada
- {{Infobox protected area}} - for Parks in Canada
Portal[edit]
{{Portal|Geography of Canada}}- For placement in See also section of Geography of Canada related articles if appropriate
[edit]
- {{Canada Geography}} - geography by province
- Mountains
- {{Canadian Rockies}} - for pages related to the Canadian Rockies
- {{Arctic Cordillera}} - for pages related to the Arctic Cordillera
- Parks
- {{National parks of Canada}} - for Canadian National Parks
- {{Alberta parks}} - for parks and protected areas in Alberta
- {{Saskatchewan parks}} - for parks and protected areas in Saskatchewan
- {{New Brunswick parks}} - for parks and protected areas in New Brunswick
- {{Ontario parks}} - for parks and protected areas in Ontario
- Other
- {{Alberta rivers and lakes}} - for rivers and lakes in Alberta
- {{British Columbia hydrography}} - for rivers and lakes in British Columbia
- {{Northwest Territories hydrography}} - for rivers and lakes in the Northwest Territories
- {{Rivers of Nunavut}} - for rivers in Nunavut
- {{GulfIslands}} - for Gulf Islands
- {{DiscoveryIslands}} - for Discovery Islands
- {{Canadian Trails}} - for Hiking Trails in Canada
Map templates[edit]
Location[edit]
- Module:Location map/data/CanadaGeo
- Module:Location map/data/CanadaTerrain
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Alberta
- Module:Location map/data/Canada British Columbia
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Manitoba
- Module:Location map/data/New Brunswick
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Newfoundland and Labrador
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Northwest Territories
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Nova Scotia
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Nunavut
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Ontario
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Prince Edward Island
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Quebec
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Saskatchewan
- Module:Location map/data/Canada Yukon
Linked[edit]
- {{Canada provinces map}}
- {{Alberta census divisions map}}
- {{British Columbia regional districts map}}
- {{Saskatchewan census divisions map}}
Stub tags[edit]
- {{Canada-geo-stub}}
- {{Alberta-geo-stub}}
- {{BritishColumbia-geo-stub}}
- {{Manitoba-geo-stub}}
- {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub}}
- {{Newfoundland-geo-stub}} (for Newfoundland and Labrador)
- {{NorthwestTerritories-geo-stub}}
- {{NovaScotia-geo-stub}}
- {{Nunavut-geo-stub}}
- {{PrinceEdwardIsland-geo-stub}}
- {{Ontario-geo-stub}}
- {{Quebec-geo-stub}}
- {{Saskatchewan-geo-stub}}
- {{Yukon-geo-stub}}
User templates[edit]
Talk pages[edit]
Tag talk pages with {{WikiProject Canada|geography=yes|class=|importance=}}
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Volunteer recognition[edit]
{{subst:The Maple Leaf Award| ... }}
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The Red Maple Leaf Award
Award for editors that contribute to Canada, and Canadian geography related projects and topics. |
Resources[edit]
Atlas[edit]
- Dean, William G.; Geoffrey J. Matthews; Byron Moldofsky (1998), Concise historical atlas of Canada, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802042031
- Fick, Steven (2004), The Canadian atlas: our nation, environment and people, Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 0888507704
- Hayes, Derek (2002), Historical Atlas of Canada: Canada's History Illustrated with Original Maps, Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 9781550549188
- Hudson, John C (2002), Across this land: a regional geography of the United States and Canada, Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0801865670
- Matthews, Geoffrey J.; R. Louis Gentilcore (1993), Historical Atlas of Canada: The land transformed, 1800-1891, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802034489
- Matthews, Geoffrey J. (1987), Historical atlas of Canada, Volume 1, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802024955
- Matthews, Geoffrey J. (1993), Historical Atlas of Canada: Addressing the twentieth century, 1891-1961, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802024955
- Schwartzenberger, Tina (2005), The Canadian Shield, Weigl Educational, ISBN 1553881419
Climate[edit]
- Bailey, William G; Oke, TR; Rouse, Wayne R (1997). The surface climates of Canada. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 0773516727.
- Bernstein, Steven; Steven F. Bernstein (2008), A globally integrated climate policy for Canada, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 9780802098788
- Coward, Harold G; Andrew John Weaver (2007), Hard choices: climate change in Canada, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ISBN 978-0889204423
- Etkin, David; Haque, CE; Brooks, Gregory R (2003). An Assessment of Natural Hazards and Disasters in Canada. Springer. ISBN 978-1402011795.
- French, Hugh M; Olav Slaymaker (1993), Canada's Cold Environments, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0773509259
- Gazlay, Suzy (2009), David Suzuki: Doing Battle with Climate Change, Crabtree, ISBN 9780778746652
- Jaccard, Mark; Jeffrey Simpson; Nic Rivers (2008), Hot Air: Meeting Canada's Climate Change Challenge, Emblem/McClelland & Stewart, ISBN 9780771080975
- Smit, Barry; Shirley Ellen Wall; Johanna Wandel (2007), Farming in a changing climate: agricultural adaptation in Canada, UBC Press, ISBN 9780774813938
- Suzuki, David; David R. Boyd (2008), David Suzuki's Green Guide, Greystone Books, ISBN 9781553652939
Fauna & Flora[edit]
- Bumstead, Pat; Norman H. Worsley (2003), Canadian skin and scales, Simply Wild Publications, ISBN 0968927815
- Drushka, Ken (2003), Canada's forests: a history, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0773526609
- Feldhamer, George A (2003), Wild mammals of North America (2nd ed.), Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0801874165
- Nils, John Macoun; Conrad Kindberg (1883), Catalogue of Canadian plants, Geological Survey of Canada
- Ross, Alexander Milton (1871), The Birds of Canada, Rowsell and Hutchison. ISBN 1146720726
Web and WikiCommons[edit]
- Atlas of Canada (and Commons:Atlas of Canada)
- Maps of Canada
- The Canadian Encyclopedia online
- World Lake Database
- University of Alberta. Atlas of Alberta Lakes
- World Waterfall database. Waterfalls in Canada
- {{GeoGratis}} Canadian geospatial data
- Hydrology of Canada
Tools[edit]
- Main tool page: toolserver.org
- Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
- Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
- Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
