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20 gorgeous landscapes that will make you proud to be Canadian

Published: April 14, 2014 Updated: March 28, 2024
Sunrise over Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta

Fog hanging over the Lake of Two Rivers in Algonquin National Park, Ontario, Canada.
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Lake of the Two Rivers, Algonquin National Park, Ontario

Aerial view of Waterton Lakes in Waterton National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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Waterton National Park, Alberta

Vertical rock balancing on another near the ocean in Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Digby Neck, Nova Scotia

View of a lake from Halfway Rock Point on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada.
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Halfway Rock Point, Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

Red rocky beaches of Cavendish Beach, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Cavendish Beach, Prince Edward Island

View of the hoodoo rock formations around Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.
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Drumheller, Alberta

Turquoise waters of Garibaldi Lake surrounded by snow-covered mountains in British Columbia, Canada.
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Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia

Storm clouds with sunlight shining through over a field of haybales in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Haybales in Saskatchewan

Road along the Icefields Parkway mountains in Alberta, Canada.
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Icefields Parkway, Alberta

Medicine Lake surrounded by snow-covered mountains in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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Medicine Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta

Mount Thor above a green valley in Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut.
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Mount Thor, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut

Fog over the Ottawa River, hiding the Quebec Mountains, Quebec, Canada.
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Ottawa River, Quebec

Mount Rundle illuminated by the sun next to Cascade Ponds Lake, Banff National Par, Alberta, Canada.
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Mount Rundle, Banff National Park, Alberta

Sunrise on Hopewill Rock surrounded by the ocean, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Hopewill Rock, New Brunswick

Mount Asgard in Auyuituq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut.
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Mount Asgard, Auyuituq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut

Turquoise waters in the Grotto of Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario, Canada.
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The Grotto, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario

Aerial view of the green Torngat Mountains on the Labrador Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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Torngat Mountains, Newfoundland and Labrador

Golden sunrise over the Valley of the Ten Peaks and a turquoise-coloured Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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The Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta

Houses along the green fields surrounding White Point Beach, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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White Point Beach, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

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