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Mountains and Lakes

The Rockies, the Great Lakes and the north

Moraine Lake at sunrise, Banff National Park

Moraine Lake at sunrise, Banff National Park. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Rockies get the posters, but Canada's mountains and lakes run the whole country: the Great Lakes, the Okanagan, the Laurentians, and the shield lakes of the north.

Lake Louise, Banff National Park
Lake Louise and Moraine LakeAlberta · The two turquoise icons of the Rockies.
The Maid of the Mist approaching the Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls
The Great LakesOntario · Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario: inland seas.
Okanagan Lake at Kelowna, British Columbia
Okanagan lakesBritish Columbia · Warm-water lakes and wine country.
Vancouver at dusk, seen from Grouse Mountain
Grouse MountainBritish Columbia · Vancouver's backyard peak.
Great Slave Lake at Hay River, Northwest Territories
Great Slave LakeNorthwest Territories · The deepest lake in North America.
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Lake SimcoeOntario · The lake at cottage country's doorstep; ice fishing in winter.
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Georgian BayOntario · The 'sixth Great Lake': windswept pines and clear water.
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MuskokaOntario · Cottage country's lakes: Joseph, Rosseau and Muskoka.
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Lake WinnipegManitoba · One of the world's largest lakes; beaches at Grand Beach.
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The LaurentiansQuebec · Rolling mountains, lakes and ski hills north of Montreal.

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