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Centre of Canada

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The centre of Canada can be measured in many ways. The most readily understood would be by taking the mid-point of the extremities of the Canadian landmass section, above. The resulting location
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The intersection of these two lines is one definition of the centre point of Canada, as explained by the
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centre of Canada (including islands, but excluding Canada's claim to the North Pole) is a line at
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Sign on the Trans-Canada Highway near Winnipeg, marking the longitude centre of Canada
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on the east and west, including islands (including Newfoundland since 1949).
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of Canada (the point furthest from any coastline or land border) is near
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centre of Canada; in effect, the north-south line midway between the
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at 34-115-17-W4 (Latitude: 59°1′ 48" N, Longitude: 112°49′ 12" W).
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62 degrees 24 minutes North, 96 degrees 28 minutes West
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The centre of controversy: Where is Canada's middle?
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Trans-Canada Highway
Winnipeg
longitudinal
extreme points of Canada
latitudinal
62 degrees
Atlas of Canada
62°24′N 096°28′W / 62.400°N 96.467°W / 62.400; -96.467 (62 degrees 24 minutes North, 96 degrees 28 minutes West)
Yathkyed Lake
Nunavut
Hudson Bay
The Atlas of Canada
Natural Resources Canada
Baker Lake, Nunavut
Arviat
pole of inaccessibility
Jackfish River, Alberta
"Center Of Canada"
"The Atlas of Canada - Frequently Asked Questions About Canada"
the original
The centre of controversy: Where is Canada's middle?
Maclean's
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Geographical centres
Earth
Europe
Belarus

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