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Ontario

Ryan's Notes

-When did it join Canada? 1867

-What is its capital? Toronto

-What is the provincial flower? White Trillium

-What is the provincial bird? Common Loon

Other Provincial and Territorial Symbols

-White Pine ( tree )

-Amethyst (gemstone)

-Green/Yellow (colours)

-Draw the provincial flag

Interesting Facts

- Capital is Toronto

- Population 8 264 465

- More than 250 000 Islands

- Located in Central Canada

- It is 1 068 587 km2

- Joined July 1 1867

- The summers are between 18 degrees and 24 degrees

- The winters are between - 26 degrees and -12 degrees

- Hudson Bay is frozen 9 months of the year

-There are lots of wheat farms

-There are four great lakes

- They are the Superior, the Huron, the Erie and Ontario

-The rainfall is between 380 and 1 000 millimeters

- The snowfall is an average of about 290 centimeters (115 inches)

 

 

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