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___MASK69___ is the capital city of Canada . It stands on the south bank of the ___MASK69___ River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario . ___MASK69___ borders ___MASK37___ , ___MASK14___ ; the two form the core of the ___MASK69___  ___MASK37___ census metropolitan area ( CMA ) and the National Capital Region ( NCR ). The 2011 census reported a population of 883 , 391 , making it the fourth - largest city in Canada ; and 1 , 236 , 324 within the CMA , making it the fourth - largest CMA in Canada . The City of ___MASK69___ reported that the city had an estimated population of 960 , 754 as of December 2015 . ___MASK67___ is a city in Eastern Ontario , Canada . It is located on the eastern end of Lake Ontario , at the beginning of the St . Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River ( south end of the Rideau Canal ). The city is located midway between Toronto and Montreal . The Thousand Islands tourist region is nearby to the east . ___MASK67___ is nicknamed the "" Limestone City "" because of the many heritage buildings constructed using local limestone . The ___MASK22___ are located Ontario , Canada , in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario , and front on the ___MASK52___ River and the international boundary between Canada and the United States . The county seat is Brockville . Rafting and white water rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a ___MASK82___ or other body ___MASK97___ water . This is often done on ___MASK90___ or different degrees ___MASK97___ rough water , and generally represents a new and challenging environment for participants . Dealing with risk and the need for teamwork is often a part ___MASK97___ the experience . The development ___MASK97___ this activity as a leisure sport has become popular since the mid - 1970s , evolving from individuals paddling rafts with double - bladed paddles to multi - person rafts propelled by single - bladed paddles and steered by a tour guide at the stern . It is considered an extreme sport , and can be fatal . The International Rafting Federation , often referred to as the IRF , is the worldwide body which oversees all aspects ___MASK97___ the sport . ___MASK85___ ( from Inuktitut :  ) is the newest , largest , northernmost , and least populous territory of Canada . It was separated officially from the ___MASK91___ Territories on April 1 , 1999 , via the ___MASK85___ Act and the ___MASK85___ Land Claims Agreement Act , though the boundaries had been contemplatively drawn in 1993 . The creation of ___MASK85___ resulted in the first major change to Canada ' s political map since the incorporation of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1949 . Lake ___MASK51___ is one ___MASK97___ the five Great ___MASK20___ ___MASK97___ North America . It is surrounded on the north , west , and southwest by the Canadian province ___MASK97___ ___MASK51___ , and on the south and east by the American state ___MASK97___ ___MASK8___ , whose water boundaries meet in the middle ___MASK97___ the lake . ___MASK51___ , Canada ' s most populous province , was named for the lake . In the Wyandot ( Huron ) language , " ontarío " means  Lake ___MASK97___ Shining Waters . Its primary inlet is the Niagara River from Lake Erie . The last in the Great ___MASK20___ chain , Lake ___MASK51___ serves as the outlet to the Atlantic Ocean via the St . Lawrence River . ___MASK15___ is the ___MASK41___ populous city in Canada , the provincial capital of Ontario , and the centre of the Greater ___MASK15___ Area , the ___MASK41___ populous metropolitan area in Canada . Growing in population , the 2011 census recorded a population of 2 , 615 , 060 . As of 2015 , the population is now estimated at 2 , 826 , 498 , making ___MASK15___ the fourth - largest city in North America based on the population within its city limits . ___MASK15___ trails only ___MASK62___ City , ___MASK8___ City , and Los Angeles by this measure , while it is the fifth - largest ( behind also Chicago ) if ranked by the size of its metropolitan area . An established global city , ___MASK15___ is an international centre of business , finance , arts , and culture , and widely recognized as one of the ___MASK41___ multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world . The ___MASK91___ Territories ( also known as NWT ; French : " les Territoires du Nord - Ouest ", " TNO "; Athabaskan languages : " Denendeh "; Inuinnaqtun : " Nunatsiaq "; Inuktitut :  ) is a territory of Canada . At a land area of approximately and a 2011 population of 41 , 462 , it is the second largest and most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada . Its estimated population as of 2016 is 44 , 291 . Yellowknife became the territorial capital in 1967 , following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission . ___MASK74___ , formerly Elizabethtown , is a city in Eastern Ontario , Canada in the Thousand Islands region . Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville , it is politically independent of the county . It is included with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only . ___MASK42___ ' s geography is divided into administrative divisions known as provinces and territories that are responsible for delivery ___MASK97___ sub - national governance . When ___MASK42___ was formed in 1867 , three provinces ___MASK97___ British North America  ___MASK16___ , Nova Scotia and the Province ___MASK97___ ___MASK42___ ( which , on the formation ___MASK97___ ___MASK42___ , was divided into Ontario and ___MASK14___ )  were united to form a federated colony , which eventually became a sovereign nation in the next century . Over its history , ___MASK42___ ' s international borders have changed several times , and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories . The ten provinces are Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , ___MASK16___ , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward Island , ___MASK14___ , and Saskatchewan . Several ___MASK97___ the provinces were former British colonies , ___MASK14___ was originally a French colony , while others were added as ___MASK42___ grew . The three territories are Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon , which govern the rest ___MASK97___ the area ___MASK97___ the former British North America . Together , the provinces and territories make up the world ' s second - largest country by area . Kayaking is the use ___MASK97___ a kayak for moving across water . It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position ___MASK97___ the paddler and the number ___MASK97___ blades on the paddle . A kayak is a low - to - the - water , canoe - like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward , legs in front , using a double - bladed paddle to pull front - to - back on one side and then the other in rotation . ___MASK41___ kayaks have closed decks , although sit - on - top and inflatable kayaks are growing in popularity as well . Southern ___MASK51___ is a primary region ___MASK97___ the province ___MASK97___ ___MASK51___ , Canada , the other primary region being ___MASK54___ ___MASK51___ . It is the ___MASK41___ densely populated and southernmost region in Canada . Situated south ___MASK97___ Algonquin Park , it covers between 14 and 15 % ___MASK97___ the province , depending on the inclusion ___MASK97___ the ___MASK45___ and Muskoka districts . The region is home to one - third ___MASK97___ Canada ' s population . ___MASK57___ ( census population 1 , 603 , 625 in 2006 ) is a secondary region ___MASK97___ Southern Ontario in the Canadian province ___MASK97___ Ontario which lies in a wedge - shaped area between the ___MASK69___ River and St . ___MASK65___ River . It shares water boundaries with ___MASK14___ to the north and ___MASK8___ State to the east and south , as well as a small land boundary with the Vaudreuil - Soulanges region ___MASK97___ ___MASK14___ to the east . Sugar Island is located in the Thousand ___MASK84___ of the St . ___MASK65___ River in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville , Ontario . It is roughly 43 acres ( 170 , 000 m2 ) of undeveloped island wilderness . In the 1950s the local nautical charts changed the name from St . ___MASK65___ Island to the name the island has now , Sugar Island . In the late 19th century the island was inhabited the year round by a farming family , and the maple trees were tapped for syrup , which gave Sugar Island its current name . The American Canoe Association holds its annual meet here every summer and has for over 75 years . Canoeists , kayakers and sailors come to visit from around the world and participate in longstanding competitions . ___MASK51___ , one ___MASK97___ the 13 provinces and territories ___MASK97___ Canada , is located in ___MASK94___ - central Canada . It is Canada ' s ___MASK41___ populous province by a large margin , accounting for nearly 40 percent ___MASK97___ all Canadians , and is the second - largest province in total area . ___MASK51___ is fourth - largest in total area when the territories ___MASK97___ the ___MASK91___ Territories and Nunavut are included . It is home to the nation ' s capital city , Ottawa , and the nation ' s ___MASK41___ populous city , Toronto . Canoeing is a sport or recreational activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single - bladed paddle . In some parts ___MASK97___ ___MASK71___ canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking , with a canoe being called an " Open canoe ". some people call them " Canadian Canoes " but Canada wasn ' t the only country to invent " The Canoe " The American Canoe Association ( ACA ) is the oldest and largest paddle sports organization in the United States , promoting canoeing , kayaking , and rafting . The ACA sponsors more than seven hundred events each year , along with safety education , instructor certification , waterway conservation and public information campaigns . There are more than four thousand ACA certified canoe and kayak instructors . More than two hundred local paddling clubs and fifty thousand individuals are members . The Association publishes the bi - monthly " Paddler Magazine ". An archipelago , sometimes called an island group or island chain , is a chain , cluster or collection ___MASK97___ islands . The word " archipelago " is derived from the Greek "  -  arkhi -" (" chief ") and "   pélagos " (" sea ") through the Italian " arcipelago ". In Italian , possibly following a tradition ___MASK97___ antiquity , the Archipelago ( from medieval Greek "*  " and Latin " archipelagus ") was the proper name for the Aegean Sea and , later , usage shifted to refer to the Aegean Islands ( since the sea is remarkable for its large number ___MASK97___ islands ). It is now used to refer to any island group or , sometimes , to a sea containing a small number ___MASK97___ scattered islands . The ___MASK52___ River ( Tuscarora : " Kahnawákye "; Mohawk : " Kaniatarowanenneh ", meaning " big waterway ") is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America . The ___MASK52___ River flows in a roughly north - easterly direction , connecting the Great ___MASK20___ with the Atlantic Ocean and forming the primary drainage outflow of the Great ___MASK20___ Basin . It traverses the Canadian provinces of ___MASK14___ and Ontario , and is part of the international boundary between Ontario , Canada , and the U . S . state of ___MASK8___ . This river also provides the basis of the commercial ___MASK52___ Seaway . The Thousand Islands constitute an archipelago ___MASK97___ 1 , 864 islands that straddles the Canada  US border in the ___MASK52___ River as it emerges from the northeast corner ___MASK97___ Lake Ontario . They stretch for about downstream from Kingston , Ontario . The Canadian islands are in the province ___MASK97___ Ontario and the U . S . islands in the state ___MASK97___ ___MASK8___ . ___MASK42___ ( French : ) is a country in the ___MASK54___ half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK42___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK42___ is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is ___MASK69___ , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , ___MASK68___ , Edmonton , ___MASK14___ City , Winnipeg and Hamilton .