A land of rugged mountains and spectacular forests, Canada's province of British Columbia is a land of plentiful natural resources and vibrant Indigenous cultures. Published in 1992, intriguing facts pepper the map, offering insight into unique details of the province, including the UNESCO world heritage site on Haida Gwaii, with its towering carved totem poles.
An inset of the most populated regions - southern Vancouver Island and the lower mainland - magnifies the storied Straight of Juan de Fuca, known as "The Graveyard of the Pacific" due to the high number of shipping tragedies that occurred in its waters between 1830 and 1925.
Despite the fact that Canada encompasses more land mass than any nation in the world except for Russia, most of it is too austere for anything but sporadic settlement, and much too frigid for effective farming. Explore Canada through the eyes of a 1990s world in the "Making of Canada" series released throughout the final decade of the 20th century.
Drawn in the Lambert Conformal Conic projection, which seats a cone over the sphere of the Earth and projects the surface conformally onto the cone.
National Geographic's maps are the standard by which all other reference maps are measured. The maps are meticulously researched and adhere to National Geographic's convention of making independent, apolitical decisions based on extensive research using multiple authoritative sources.
Your laminated map has a glossy finish so that you can use dry erase markers on the map to highlight features, make plans, and share unique information with others. Lamination is also extremely durable, resistant to folding or ripping.
Your map is rolled and packaged in a sturdy tube to protect it during shipment.
