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Toronto

Canada > Ontario > 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

Cape Breton Island

Canada > Nova Scotia

The island is characterized by a number of elevations of ancient crystalline and metamorphic rock rising up from the south to the north, and contrasted with eroded lowlands. The bedrock of blocks that developed in different places around the globe, at different times, and then were fused together via tectonics.

Average elevation: 66 m

Southwestern Ontario

Canada

Average elevation: 235 m

Coquitlam

Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District

Like much of Metro Vancouver, Coquitlam has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate type Cfb), experiencing mild temperatures and high precipitation; warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. However, compared to most other cities in the area, precipitation is especially heavy in Coquitlam due to its proximity to…

Average elevation: 190 m

Hamilton

Canada > Ontario > Hamilton

Average elevation: 181 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

Saskatoon

Canada > Saskatchewan

Saskatoon lies on a long belt of rich, potassic chernozem in middle-southern Saskatchewan and is found in the aspen parkland biome. The lack of surrounding mountainous topography gives the city a relatively flat grid, though the city does sprawl over a few hills and into a few valleys. The lowest point in the…

Average elevation: 504 m

Guelph

Canada > Ontario > 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

Prince Edward Island

Canada

Average elevation: 8 m

Saint John

Canada > New Brunswick > Saint John

Average elevation: 39 m

Scarborough

Canada > Ontario > Toronto

Topographically, Scarborough is dominated by two watersheds, Highland Creek and the Rouge River. Highland Creek lies almost entirely within Scarborough and occupies approximately 70% of its total area. It occupies the western half of Scarborough, while the Rouge River flows through the eastern portion. Both of…

Average elevation: 138 m

Maple Ridge

Canada > British Columbia > Maple Ridge

Average elevation: 193 m

Beckwith Island

Canada > Ontario > Simcoe County

The island's highest elevation is 226 meters (741 feet) above sea level. Like its populated neighbour Christian Island to the west, and Hope Island to the northwest, the uninhabited island is part of an Ojibwa reserve. On the mainland, Cedar Point lies directly south of the island and Thunder Beach is located…

Average elevation: 185 m

Saint Lawrence River

Canada

Average elevation: 284 m

Mortlach

Canada > Saskatchewan

Average elevation: 606 m

Brandon

Canada > Manitoba > Brandon

Average elevation: 393 m

Cochrane

Canada > Alberta > Town of Cochrane > Cochrane

Cochrane is situated at the base of Big Hill in the Bow River Valley. It sits at an elevation of 1,186 m (3,891 ft). The town is intersected by Highway 1A and Highway 22. Cochrane has a reputation for its western culture, which can easily be felt when one wanders the streets (particularly Main Street). The…

Average elevation: 1,205 m

Talbotville

Canada > Ontario > Elgin County > Southwold

Average elevation: 234 m

Lethbridge

Canada > Alberta > Lethbridge

Its high elevation of 929 m (3,047.9 ft) and close proximity to the Rocky Mountains provides Lethbridge with cooler summers than other locations in the Canadian Prairies. These factors protect the city from strong northwest and southwest winds and contribute to frequent chinook winds during the winter.…

Average elevation: 918 m

Richmond Hill

Canada > Ontario > York Region

The village of Richmond Hill was incorporated by a bylaw of the York County Council on June 18, 1872, coming into effect January 1, 1873. In September 1956, the Ontario Municipal Board approved its elevation to Town status, effective January 1, 1957.

Average elevation: 256 m

Sarnia

Canada > Ontario > Lambton County

Sarnia is located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron at its extreme southern point, where it flows into the St. Clair River. Most of the surrounding area is flat, and the elevation ranges from 169 metres (554 ft) and 281 metres (922 ft) above sea level. The soil mostly comprises clay. Despite this high…

Average elevation: 186 m

Windsor

Canada > Ontario > Windsor

Average elevation: 185 m

Calgary

Canada > Alberta > Calgary

Average elevation: 1,106 m

Oshawa

Canada > Ontario > Durham Region

Average elevation: 167 m

Red Deer

Canada > Alberta > Red Deer

Average elevation: 918 m

Nanaimo

Canada > British Columbia > Nanaimo

Average elevation: 142 m

Clear Creek

Canada > Yukon

Average elevation: 883 m

Brantford

Canada > Ontario > Brantford

Average elevation: 238 m

New Brunswick

Canada > New Brunswick

Average elevation: 165 m

Kawartha Lakes

Canada > Ontario > Kawartha Lakes

Average elevation: 269 m

Atlantic

Canada > Nova Scotia > Atlantic

Average elevation: 3 m

Algonquin Provincial Park

Canada > Ontario

Average elevation: 386 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

Niagara Falls

Canada > Ontario > Niagara Region

Average elevation: 179 m

Sudbury

Canada > Ontario > Greater Sudbury

Average elevation: 272 m

Bancroft

Canada > Ontario > Hastings County

Average elevation: 370 m

Sherbrooke

Canada > Quebec

Average elevation: 232 m

Thunder Bay

Canada > Ontario > Thunder Bay District

Average elevation: 240 m

Rockcliffe-Smythe

Canada > Ontario > Toronto

Average elevation: 121 m

Stoney Creek

Canada > Ontario > Hamilton > Stoney Creek

Average elevation: 135 m

Grouse Mountain

Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District

Grouse Mountain is one of the North Shore Mountains of the Pacific Ranges in the District Municipality of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. With a maximum elevation of over 1,200 m (4,100 feet) at its peak, the mountain is the site of an alpine ski area, Grouse Mountain Resort, which overlooks Greater…

Average elevation: 968 m

Turkey Point

Canada > Ontario > Norfolk County

Average elevation: 187 m

Thornton

Canada > Ontario > Simcoe County > Essa

Average elevation: 290 m

Saskatoon

Canada > Saskatchewan > Saskatoon

Average elevation: 492 m

Northwest Territories

Canada

Geographical features include Great Bear Lake, the largest lake entirely within Canada, and Great Slave Lake, the deepest body of water in North America at 614 m (2,014 ft), as well as the Mackenzie River and the canyons of the Nahanni National Park Reserve, a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site.…

Average elevation: 192 m

Moncton

Canada > New Brunswick > Moncton Parish

Average elevation: 52 m

Prince Rupert

Canada > British Columbia > North Coast Regional District

Prince Rupert Airport (YPR/CYPR) is on Digby Island. Its position is 54°17′10″N 130°26′41″W / 54.28611°N 130.44472°W / 54.28611; -130.44472, and its elevation is 35 m (116 ft) above sea level. The airport consists of one runway, one passenger terminal, and two aircraft stands. Access to…

Average elevation: 91 m

St. Catharines

Canada > Ontario > Niagara Region

The most defining transportation icon of St. Catharines is the Welland Canal, a ship canal that runs 43.4 kilometres (27.0 mi), passing through the city. Four of its locks are within city boundaries. The canal allows shipping vessels to traverse the 99.5-metre (326.5 ft) drop in altitude from Lake Erie to Lake…

Average elevation: 103 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

Manitoulin Island

Canada > Ontario > Manitoulin District

Average elevation: 194 m

Timmins

Canada > Ontario > Cochrane District

Average elevation: 302 m

Saint-Sauveur

Canada > Quebec > Les Pays-d'en-Haut

Average elevation: 294 m

Truro

Canada > Nova Scotia > Town of Truro

Average elevation: 71 m

Oak Island

Canada > Nova Scotia > Martins Point

Average elevation: 3 m

Newmarket—Aurora

Canada > Ontario > York Region > Newmarket

Average elevation: 276 m

Barrie

Canada > Ontario > Barrie

Average elevation: 248 m

Cambridge

Canada > Ontario > Cambridge

Average elevation: 295 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

Grande Prairie

Canada > Alberta > Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie is located just north of the 55th parallel north, and is 465 km (289 mi) northwest of Edmonton, lying at an elevation of 669 m (2,195 ft) above sea level. The city is surrounded by farmland to the north, east, and west. To the south lies a vast boreal forest with aspen, tamarack, lodgepole pine,…

Average elevation: 668 m

Mount Royal

Canada > Quebec > Urban agglomeration of Montreal > Montreal

The hill is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachian Mountains. It gave its Latin name, Mons Regius, to the Monteregian chain. The hill consists of three peaks: Colline de la Croix (or Mont Royal proper) at 233 m (764 ft), Colline d'Outremont (or Mount Murray, in the…

Average elevation: 111 m

Ram River Glacier

Canada > Alberta > Clearwater County

Average elevation: 2,730 m

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