"jacquescartier" - 1 õppematerjal

Topic - Canada 2

The Appalachian mountain range extends from Alabama in the southern United States through the Gaspe Peninsula and the Atlantic provinces, creating rolling hills indented by river valleys. It also runs through parts of southern Quebec. The Appalachian mountains are an old range of mountains about 380 million years old. Notable mountains in the Appalachians include Mount JacquesCartier and Mount Carleton. Lakes Canada is known for having the most lakes in the world. There are about two million of them and they cover about 7.6% of its land. The southern parts of Quebec and Ontario, in the section of the Great Lakes (bordered entirely by Ontario on the Canadian side) and St. Lawrence basin (often called St. Lawrence Lowlands), have many lakes. The Great Lakes in particular, are the largest fresh water bodies in the world