An African American escapes to Canada along this metaphorical transport.
Underground Railroad
Lead
Plumbum
The aptly named 2nd largest mountain in the world.
K2
The least densely populated territory in the world, and also the largest island in the world.
Greenland
Sports coach James Naismith tells someone to cut a hole under the peach basket...
Basketball
Iron
Ferrum (will accept ferrite)
2nd smallest country in the world and smallest in the United Nations.
Monaco
He misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada
Jacques Cartier
Tungsten
Wolfram
Englishman Archie Belaney rises to prominence as a notable author and lecturer after he took on this First Nations identity.
Grey Owl
Gold
Aurum
Currently and also the smallest dinosaur to have ever existed.
Bee hummingbird (will accept hummingbird)
Captain Colebourn is put in charge of the official mascot of the Second Canadian Infantry Brigade, naming it after his hometown and inspiring this character.
Winnie the Pooh
Copper
Cuprum
Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest tire manufacturer (think small).
Lego
Name either one of the three, or the group of the smallest bones in the human body.
Ossicles (malleus, the incus, and the stapes)