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VALUABLES AND BEAUTIES OF CANADA

(WESTERN CANADA)

CANADIAN GLACIERS

The Canadian north, with 105,000 km2 of glacial territory, is the second largest in the world, after Antarctica, under constant ice. Unfortunately, due to rapid climate change, it is in danger of rapidly melting and this part of nature will become devastating. The “Athabasca Glacier” is one of the six Colombian ice fields in Canada's Rocky Mountains. This glacier disappears over time, 5 m per year and has already disappeared about 1.5 km. As it is close to Jasper Park and Banff it is easily accessible. The edges of the glacier are easily accessible, but climbing on it is not recommended, due to hidden cracks. The glacier is 6 km long and covers an area of 6 km2, and its ice thickness is 90 to 300 m.

Glaciers in British Columbia and Alberta are of great natural importance, due to the waters they release during the warmer months. The chain of glaciers in Canada stretches for 1350 km and covers an area of about 170,000 km2. The highest peak of the glacier is "Robson peak", 3854 m above sea level. The largest ice field is "Columbia Icefield", 325 km2, and the Athabasca Glacier is the largest of the six ice sheets within Jasper Park. Although there is about 7 m of snowfall per year, it is slowly disappearing and it is calculated that it will completely disappear in 150 years. Currently, all glaciers in the world cover about 10% of the earth's surface (14.9 million km2). The two largest ice sheets are located at the Earth's poles, in Antarctica and the North Pole with Greenland.

Since the beginning of the earth, four glaciations (Glacier formation) have been known, and each lasted for about 100,000 years, and these periods were separated by long warm periods.

Glaciers in the valleys move at a speed of about 1 m / day. They are formed by compressing the ice, and due to the huge pressures in the cracks, they retain their blue color. The author had visited "Mendenhall Glacier” in Alaska in Alaska in 2008.

Athabasca Glacier

VANCOUVER

The coastal city and port of British Columbia, Vancouver, has about 600,000 inhabitants, as the eighth largest city in Canada. It is ethnically and linguistically different from other Canadian cities, with 52% of the population whose first spoken language is not English, predominantly Chinese. Vancouver is a very densely populated city, with about 5,150 inhabitants per square kilometer.

One of the greatest treasures of Vancouver is "Stanley Park", with an area of 1001 hectares, on the peninsula, surrounded by the ocean. - As my friend Vaso told me, it is as big as Slovenia. Stanley Park has long hiking and biking trails for walking and cycling, an aquarium, a lake and a rose garden. There are numerous "Totem Pillars" in the park, some of which were erected more than 100 years ago. Archaeological finds indicate the origin of the Aboriginal people here from 8 to 10 thousand years ago.

The climate in Vancouver is mild, but with many rainy periods. Greenpeace was born in Vancouver in 1971. Among the cities with the best living conditions, Vancouver ranks third in the world and is among the ten cleanest cities. Of the Vancouver population, 35% were not born in that city. Most of them are from China. In Vancouver, there is a pool with a length of 137.5 m, with a volume of three Olympic pools. Vancouver, together with Whistler, hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics, and hosted the 1986 “Expo”. Vancouver is home to Chinatown, the second largest city in the world, after San Francisco.

Totem pillars in Stanley Park

VICTORIA

Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is a clean and charming city, located on the island of Vancouver, a gathering place for many visitors from all over the world. Victoria is the gateway to the Pacific, with the mildest climate in Canada, known worldwide for its flower gardens. It is a very beautiful coastal belt of the city, great for evening walks with shopping, for watching street performers of art games and for spending time in numerous restaurants. Hotel "Express" is one of the most beautiful buildings and many world statesmen, kings and Queen Elizabeth II are hosted there. If you are a visitor to Victoria, it is recommended that you stay a little longer in the city center, where you will see about 1500 baskets of flowers, which hang in all the streets, and decorate this beautiful city. The Parliament building has 3560 decorative light bulbs on its facades, of which the building shines during the night.

Victoria is considered the "Garden City" because it is rich in flowers and greenery at every turn. According to official information, there are about 800 registered technology companies in Victoria, which bring in revenue of about two billion dollars a year. There are also 2,855 farms on Vancouver Island, which supply the city and its surroundings with healthy food. Victoria is the second richest collection of Isis arts in Canada. "Butchart Gardens" receives about a million visitors each year and is one of the most prominent institutions in Canada's national history. The "Royal Museum" is also very prominent, and Victoria has the most free-standing "Totem Pillars" in the world, the work and endowment of the Aboriginal people. Every February, the inhabitants of Victoria count their flowers in their houses and gardens, and a record 21 million flowers are recorded in one year. Hence, it is really not unusual for the city of Victoria to be considered the "Flower Garden of the World".

Reaching the end of the West, there is the beach "Long Beach" (Long Beach), near Canada. And finally, is there anything more beautiful than living in a pleasant climate, to be constantly surrounded by flowers, while the smell of the sea reaches you every day. It is logical then to expect that every foreign visitor to Canada comes to see a naturally beautiful country, a land of good people, and to feel very comfortable. Welcome to Canada.

Hotel Express, Victoria

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