Who Joined Confederation
March 31st 1949
Newfoundland and Labrador
Oldest continually inhabited settlement in Canada
Quebec City
Most powerful waterfall in North America by flow rate
Niagara Falls
Polish-American writer famous for her philosophy of objectivism.
Ayn Rand
Madrid
Territory: July 1st 1870
Northwest Territories
Stanley Park is this city's main park
Vancouver
Alberta town famous for its dinosaur fossils
Drumheller
This British journalist, critic and novellist is well known for his works of fiction set in dystopic authoritarian regimes.
George Orwell
Capital of Australia
Canberra
July 20th 1871
British Columbia
Founded in 1826 as Bytown
Ottawa
Highest tides in the world
Bay of Fundy (16m)
Then most prominent member of the French Liberal School, this writer is famous for his parable of the broken window.
Frédéric Bastiat
Capital of Panama
Panama City
July 1st 1873
Prince Edward Island
This former gold rush town had a population of more than 40,000 people back in 1898. Today, less than 1,500 people call it home.
Dawson City
Canada's highest peak
Mount Logan (5,959m)
This Scottish writer and philosopher wrote extensively on the division of labour in pin manufacturing.
Adam Smith
Capital of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
June 13th 1898
Yukon
The world's northernmost settlement
Alert
This meteor impact crater is now used as a massive reservoir for a large dam
Manicouagan Reservoir
This Nobel Prize winner is widely recognized for his work on how prices influence a consumer's behaviour, as well as his essays warning us of the danger of tyranny resulting from government control over the economy.
Friedrich Hayek
Capital of Cyprus
Nicosia