Wikipedia:WikiProject Geography of Canada

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This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles covering Geography of Canada topics with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles as well as to do lists for Geography of  Canada articles.

Contents 1 Scope 2 Relations 2.1 WikiProject Geography 3 Participants 4 To do 5 Templates 5.1 Infoboxes 5.2 Navigational boxes 5.3 Map templates 5.4 Stub tags 5.5 Talk pages 5.6 Volunteer recognition 6 Resources

[edit] Scope

This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to Geography of Canada and sub-topics such as:

• rivers
• mountains (category, list)
• lakes (category, list)
• islands (category, list)
• seas
• geology
• parks.

It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Canadian geography in a fair and accurate manner.

[edit] Relations

Parents

WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Geography

[edit] WikiProject Geography

• WikiProject Mountains
• WikiProject Rivers
• WikiProject Lakes
• WikiProject Glaciers
• WikiProject Volcanoes
• WikiProject Protected Areas
• WikiProject Glaciers
• WikiProject Cities

WikiProject Canada

History Military history task force Politics Government Electoral districts Political parties and politicians Law Provinces/territories Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Canadian Territories

Communities Montreal Ottawa Prescott-Russel Saskatchewan Communities Toronto Vancouver Entertainment Canadian music Canadian cinema Canadian TV shows Degrassi Other Education Canada Roads Canadian sport Canadian football Canadian geography Notice Boards Canada Quebec

[edit] Participants

• Qyd (talk · contribs)
• Rosiestephenson (talk · contribs)
• Black Tusk (talk · contribs)
• Skookum1 (talk · contribs)

[edit] To do

• Add images requested in Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Canada
• Add maps requested in Category:Wikipedia requested maps in Canada
• Expand articles in Category:Canada geography stubs
• Add infoboxes to Rivers of Canada, Lakes of Canada, Mountains of Canada, Parks in Canada
• Assess articles in Category:Geography of Canada using {{WikiProject Canada|geography=yes|class=|importance=}} on article's talk pages.

[edit] Templates

[edit] Infoboxes

• {{Infobox Settlement}} - for communities
• {{Country geography}} - general geography, works for provincial/territorial geography too
• {{Infobox Island}} - for Islands of Canada (list)
• {{Infobox lake}} - for Lakes of Canada (list)
• {{infobox River}} - for Rivers of Canada (list)
• {{Infobox Waterfall}} - for Waterfalls of Canada
• {{Infobox Mountain}} - for Mountains of Canada (list)
• {{Infobox Mountain pass}} - for Mountain passes of Canada
• {{Geobox Mountain Range}} - for Mountain ranges of Canada
• {{Infobox protected area}} - for Parks in Canada

[edit] Navigational boxes

• {{Canada Geography}} - geography by province

Mountains

• {{Canadian Rockies}} - for pages related to the Canadian Rockies
• {{Arctic Cordillera}} - for pages related to the Arctic Cordillera

Parks

• {{National parks of Canada}} - for Canadian National Parks
• {{Alberta parks}} - for parks and protected areas in Alberta
• {{Saskatchewan parks}} - for parks and protected areas in Saskatchewan
• {{New Brunswick parks}} - for parks and protected areas in New Brunswick

Other

• {{Alberta rivers and lakes}} - for rivers and lakes in Alberta
• {{GulfIslands}} - for Gulf Islands
• {{DiscoveryIslands}} - for Discovery Islands
• {{Canadian Trails}} - for Hiking Trails in Canada

[edit] Map templates

• {{Canada provinces map}}

Provinces

• {{Location map Canada British Columbia}}
  • {{British Columbia regional districts map}}
• {{Location map Canada Manitoba}}
• {{Location map Canada New Brunswick}}
• {{Location map Canada Newfoundland}}
• {{Location map Canada Nova Scotia}}
• {{Location map Canada Ontario}}
• {{Location map Canada PEI}}
• {{Location map Canada Saskatchewan}}
  • {{Saskatchewan census divisions map}}
  • {{Alberta census divisions map}}

Cities

• {{Location map Canada Calgary}}
• {{Location map Canada Edmonton}}
• {{Location map Canada Lethbridge}}
• {{Location map Canada Montreal}}
• {{Location map Canada Ottawa}}
• {{Location map Canada Vancouver}}

[edit] Stub tags

• {{Canada-geo-stub}}
  • {{Alberta-geo-stub}}
  • {{BritishColumbia-geo-stub}}
  • {{Manitoba-geo-stub}}
  • {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub}}
  • {{Newfoundland-geo-stub}} (for Newfoundland and Labrador)
  • {{NorthwestTerritories-geo-stub}}
  • {{NovaScotia-geo-stub}}
  • {{Nunavut-geo-stub}}
  • {{PrinceEdwardIsland-geo-stub}}
  • {{Ontario-geo-stub}}
  • {{Quebec-geo-stub}}
  • {{Saskatchewan-geo-stub}}
  • {{Yukon-geo-stub}}

[edit] Talk pages

Tag talk pages with {{WikiProject Canada|geography=yes|class=|importance=}}

	Canada Portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Canada and related WikiProjects, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to articles on Canada-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project member page, to join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.
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	This article is part of the Geography of Canada WikiProject (Discuss/Join).

[edit] Volunteer recognition

{{subst:The Maple Leaf Award| ... }}

		The Red Maple Leaf Award
		Award for editors that contribute to Canada, and Canadian geography related projects and topics.

[edit] Resources

• Atlas of Canada (and Commons:Atlas of Canada)
• Maps of Canada
• The Canadian Encyclopedia online
• World Lake Database
• University of Alberta. Atlas of Alberta Lakes
• World Waterfall database. Waterfalls in Canada