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Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 10:20:58 -0700
From: Brad Green <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: New Political map of Canada...
Sender: Brad Green <[log in to unmask]>
 
 
 
Dear Map-folks,
Here is an announcement from the Canadian government agency responsible
for the new political map of Canada available from "World of Maps" in
either paper (CAN$ 9.95) or laminated versions (CAN$ 34.95).
 
Brad Green
 
Mann, Diane wrote:
>
> The new Political Map of Canada MCR 102 (published March 1999)
>
> The GeoAccess Division, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources
> Canada, has just released the latest in The National Atlas of Canada
> Reference Map Series. The new political map of Canada.
>
> This vivid map is the latest in the Reference Map of Canada Series produced
> by the GeoAccess Division, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural
> Resources Canada.  The map is entitled, 'Canada', but it is really a map
> empahsizing political units in 1999 as its principal aim is to emphasize the
> provinces and territories as they will appear on April 1, 1999 when the new
> territory of Nunavut comes into being.  Nunavut's creation is a major event:
> it is the first change to the territorial make-up of Canada in fifty years.
>
> This meant that great care had to be taken in selecting colours.  Each
> province and territory has its own colour, with each colour being carefully
> chosen so that names and lines could be clearly seen through it.  On the
> other hand, as the main aim of the map is for the provinces, territories,
> and Canada as a whole, to clearly stand out, bright colours were chosen for
> the Canadian parts of the map, while quieter colours and minimal data were
> used for showing the other parts of the map sheet.
>
> The map's projection was also chosen to emphasize Canada.  Like other sheets
> in the Reference Map Series, it uses a Vertical Near-Side Perspective
> Projection at a scale of 1: 6 000 000.  This projection provides an
> interesting three-dimensional view of Canada since it shows the curve of the
> globe, and thus effectively shows Canada's relationship to other countries
> in the Northern Hemisphere.
>
> In fact, the map does much more than show the extent of Nunavut.  The map
> also shows the location and name of each of the National Parks, and gives
> details on the twelve World Heritage Sites found in Canada.  It shows an
> extensive set of populated places, each being shown with its name and status
> as of 1998, and with population updated to the 1996 Census.  The same
> applies to the many places in the inset maps used for the four largest
> metropolitan areas.  Finally, the map shows Canada's limits - both the
> international boundaries as well as the boundary delineating Canada's 200
> mile fishing limit (also known as the Exclusive Economic Zone).
>
>
>             Telephone: (613) 952-7000 or 1-800-465-6277
>             Fax: (613) 957-8861 or 1-800-661-6277
>              E-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>              Web Site: http://maps.NRCan.gc.ca/ <http://maps.NRCan.gc.ca/>
 
 
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