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A collection of scientific essays about the physical nature of Canada's coldness. They focus on the distinctive attributes of Canada's cold environments, their temporal and spatial variability, and the constraints that coldness places on human activity. This text is aimed at environmental scientists at all levels who need informed overviews of the substantive findings on a range of cold-related topics. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Canadian Geographer, published by Canadian Association of Geographers on December 22, 2002. The length of the article is 4147 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ontario: a fine country not half like England?(Bibliography)
Author: Graeme Wynn
Publication: The Canadian Geographer (Refereed)
Date: December 22, 2002
Publisher: Canadian Association of Geographers
Volume: 46Issue: 4Page: 371(6)

Article Type: Bibliography

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Since 1883 Finnish immigrants in Sudbury,men and women alike,have striven to improve their lot through the options availableto them.Despite great obstacles,the Finns never flagged in their unwavering fight for workers'rights and the union movement.And as agricultural settlers,labour reformers, builders of churches,halls,saunas and athletic fields,Finns left an indelible imprint on the physical and humanlandscape.In the process they have played an integral part in thetransformation of Sudbury from a small struggling rail town toits present role as regional capital of northwestern Ontario. ... Read more

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