Canada topographic maps
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Toronto
Despite its deep ravines, Toronto is not remarkably hilly, but its elevation does increase steadily away from the lake. Elevation differences range from 76.5 metres (251 ft) above sea level at the Lake Ontario shore to 209 m (686 ft) ASL near the York University grounds in the city's north end at the…
Average elevation: 113 m
Kingsvale
Canada > British Columbia > Thompson-Nicola Regional District > Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South)
Average elevation: 928 m
Guelph
This region of Ontario has cold winters and warm, humid summers, falling into the Köppen climate classification Dfb zone, with moderately high rainfall and snowfall. It is generally a couple of degrees cooler than lower elevation regions on the Great Lakes shorelines, especially so in winter, the exception…
Average elevation: 344 m
London
Canada > Ontario > London > London
London has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), though due to its downwind location relative to Lake Huron and elevation changes across the city, it is virtually on the Dfa/Dfb (hot summer) boundary favouring the former climate zone to the southwest of the confluence of the South and North Thames Rivers,…
Average elevation: 268 m
Stanley Park
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Vancouver
Average elevation: 14 m
Dundas
Canada > Ontario > Hamilton > Dundas
Dundas /ˈdʌnˌdæs/ is a community and former town in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is nicknamed the Valley Town because of its topographical location at the bottom of the Niagara Escarpment on the western edge of Lake Ontario. The population has been stable for decades at about twenty thousand, largely…
Average elevation: 171 m
Highland Valley
Canada > British Columbia > Thompson-Nicola Regional District > Logan Lake
Average elevation: 1,190 m
Fraser River
Canada > British Columbia > Chilliwack > Hope > Deroche
Similar to the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, Oregon, the Fraser exploits a topographic cleft between two mountain ranges separating a more continental climate (in this case, that of the British Columbia Interior) from a milder climate near the coast. When an Arctic high-pressure area moves into the…
Average elevation: 865 m
Peterborough
Canada > Ontario > Peterborough
Peterborough's topography is largely defined by land formations created by the receding Wisconsian glaciers 10,000–15,000 years ago. The South End and Downtown portions of the City sit on what was the bottom of the glacial Lake Peterborough—part of a glacial spillway created when glacial meltwaters from…
Average elevation: 235 m
Koksilah River
Canada > British Columbia > Cowichan Valley Regional District > Area B (Shawnigan Lake)
Average elevation: 174 m
Lake Nipissing
Canada > Ontario > Nipissing District
Lake Nipissing (/ˈnɪpəsɪŋ/; French: lac Nipissing, Ojibwe: Gichi-nibiinsing-zaaga’igan) is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has a surface area of 873.3 km2 (337.2 sq mi), a mean elevation of 196 m (643 ft) above sea level, and is located between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Lake…
Average elevation: 272 m
Seel Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako > Area E (Ootsa Lake/François Lake)
Average elevation: 1,192 m
Burnaby
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Burnaby
Burnaby occupies 98.60 square kilometres (38.07 sq mi) and is located at the geographic centre of the Metro Vancouver area and home to the Metro Vancouver regional government in Metrotown. Situated between the city of Vancouver on the west and Port Moody, Coquitlam, and New Westminster on the east, Burnaby is…
Average elevation: 144 m
Kamloops
Canada > British Columbia > Thompson-Nicola Regional District > Kamloops
Average elevation: 875 m
Drum Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Thompson-Nicola Regional District > Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North)
Average elevation: 1,166 m
University Endowment Lands
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Snowfalls are also more common than many parts of the City of Vancouver because of the area's higher altitude and the lack of an urban heat island due to less terrestrial development.
Average elevation: 58 m
Fredericton
Canada > New Brunswick > Kingsclear Parish > Fredericton
At an altitude of about 17 m (56 ft) above sea level, Fredericton is nestled in the Pennsylvanian Basin. It differs markedly from the geologically older parts of the province. There are prominently two distinct areas in the region that are divided around the area of Wilsey Road, in the east end of the city. In…
Average elevation: 72 m
Simcoe County
The road network in Simcoe County is based on a grid pattern, with most roads running north–south or east–west. The topography of the land has permitted roads to be set in predominantly straight lines.
Average elevation: 265 m
Bowker Creek Walkway
Canada > British Columbia > Capital Regional District > Oak Bay
Average elevation: 18 m
Banff
Canada > Alberta > Banff > Banff
Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately 126 km (78 mi) west of Calgary and 58 km (36 mi) east of Lake Louise. At 1,400 to 1,630 m (4,590 to 5,350 ft) above sea level, Banff is the community with the second…
Average elevation: 1,615 m
Mount Albert
Canada > British Columbia > Sunshine Coast Regional District > Area A (Egmont/Pender Harbour)
Average elevation: 1,937 m
Gibson Creek
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Central Kootenay > Area I (Sentinel Mountain)
Average elevation: 778 m
Upper Campbell Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Strathcona Regional District > Area D (Oyster Bay/Buttle Lake)
Average elevation: 632 m
Gabriola Island
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Nanaimo > Area B (DeCourcy/Gabriola/Mudge)
Gabriola is about 14 kilometres (9 mi) long by 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) wide on average with a land area of 57.6 square kilometres (22.2 sq mi). The topography varies from flat sandy beaches at sea level to forested hills rising to 160 metres (525 ft) on Stoney Ridge in the centre of the island.
Average elevation: 26 m
Sheriff Pond
Canada > Ontario > Nipissing District > Unorganized South Nipissing
Average elevation: 456 m
Elk Falls Provincial Park
Canada > British Columbia > Strathcona Regional District > Campbell River
Average elevation: 96 m
Newmarket
Canada > Ontario > York Region
Newmarket's geographical coordinates are 44.05°N, 79.46°W, and its elevation above sea level is 252 m. It has an area of 38.33 km². The town is bounded on the south by Aurora, on the west by King, on the north by East Gwillimbury and on the east by Whitchurch–Stouffville.
Average elevation: 270 m
Shuswap Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Columbia-Shuswap Regional District > Area F (Scotch Creek/Seymour Arm)
Average elevation: 1,064 m
Area A (Pend Oreille/Bear Creek)
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
Average elevation: 915 m
Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Delta
Average elevation: 5 m
Carbondale River
Canada > Alberta > Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9
Average elevation: 1,565 m
Margaree River
Canada > Nova Scotia > Municipality of the County of Inverness > Margaree
Average elevation: 154 m
Little River
Canada > New Brunswick > Community of Three Rivers > Town of Salisbury
Average elevation: 98 m
Site C Dam
Canada > British Columbia > Peace River Regional District > Area E (Moberly Lake/Sukunka Valley)
Average elevation: 483 m
