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bolonomadic t1_iv18mbh wrote

Reply to comment by sparkyhodgo in A shaded relief map of Canada rendered from 3d data and satellite imagery [OC] by visualgeomatics

Ha ha, yes I get quite annoyed when people say they’re from Northern Ontario when really it’s the west part of Ontario that they are talking about. It’s north of Toronto technically, but it’s really not the north part of Ontario.

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jonny24eh t1_iv1tgsy wrote

Speaking in context of where most people are, rather than where most land is, seems more useful in most cases.

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R_V_Z t1_iv2773e wrote

That area, western Ontario, central Manitoba, and northern Saskatchewan, looks like it would be a massive pain in the ass to navigate around in today, let alone hundreds of years ago.

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