Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world, stretching for more than 155,000 miles (250,000 km).The first Europeans to set foot on Canadian soil were the Vikings, who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Scandanavia to Canada 1,000 years ago.In 2001, Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to walk in space, spending nearly 15 hours outside the International Space Station while orbiting the Earth.These are just a few of our fascinating facts about Canada - why not find out more?
We hope that the facts about Canada in our book will fascinate you and encourage you to find out much more about this wonderful and beautiful country.
Introducing Canada | Canada History | Territories & Provinces | Canada Landscape | Canada Wildlife | People & Government | Culture & Sport | Man-made Wonders | Assorted Canada Facts