Manitoba is one of the provinces of Canada. It is headed by the city of Winnipeg. It is located in the heart of the country, in an area called the Canadian Prairies. This is a vast plain, on the territory of which there are more than one hundred thousand natural reservoirs.
The region is dominated by a sharply continental and partly arctic climate, which is characterized by extremely frosty winters and hot summers. The population of Manitoba is over a million people. The main industry of the province is agriculture. There are mining enterprises, forestry, furniture industry.
Geography and relief
The region's closest neighbors are Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the east, Nunavut to the north. Its southern tip borders two US states at once. These are Minnesota and North Dakota. Hudson Bay (Canada) washes the lands of the province in the northeast with its icy waters. In some places, the flat relief is replaced by rocky areas and hills. The highest point is Baldi Peak. In addition to it, there are the mountain complexes of Pembina, Riding and the Canadian Shield. The latter is famous for its abundance of mineral deposits.
Lakes occupy more than 15% of the total area of the region. Winnipeg and Winnipegosis are the mosttheir major representatives. The Red River is the most important water artery in the central part of Canada. Manitoba stretches along its full-flowing channel. A few tens of kilometers away are the channels of the Hayes, Nelson, Churchill and Whiteshell rivers.
Administrative Center
The capital of Manitoba is the city of Winnipeg. The number of its inhabitants exceeded 600,000. It owes its name to the nearby lake of the same name. If you look at the geographical map of North America, the metropolis is located in the middle of the mainland. The Red River divides the town into two parts. During the colonial era, the left bank was occupied by the British, and the right by the French.
Modern Winnipeg is served by a developed network of highways. There is an international airport. The annual turnover of the passenger flow of the air gate exceeds three million people. Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Montreal are all Canada, Manitoba is connected with them by regular flights. From the platforms of the railway station, trains leave for the eastern and western parts of the country.
Districts of Winnipeg
The streets of the old Forks quarter are of the greatest interest to tourists. For thousands of years, it served as a meeting place and trade, first of the Indian tribes, and then of the colonizers. The first commodity of the Europeans was furs, later at the mouth of the Red River they began to trade in grain. In Forks, there are stone embankments, ancient parks, and on weekends a noisy and many-voiced fair opens its doors.
IskChange- the personification of the Victorian era, like all of Canada, Manitoba was built up and developed under the vigilant guidance of overseas architects. The shopping district is the abode of financiers, businessmen and merchants. Its skyscrapers rise haughtily above palace buildings erected in the middle of the 18th century.
Fort Harry is another historic quarter of the provincial capital. In the 19th century, it replaced an old fortification, the remains of which are thirty kilometers away from the city of Winnipeg (Canada).
Architectural component
The central part of the metropolis is a heap of cubic shapes. All streets, buildings and squares are square. Many of the buildings are linked by spacious overhead walkways made of glass and clear plastic.
Such structures are typical for the country. They are designed for the convenience of ordinary citizens who do not have to leave a warm room to move from one office to another. This approach can be seen in everything, because this is the real Canada. Manitoba is no exception in this regard.
Shopping centers of the metropolis are hidden underground. Car parks and warehouses are hidden under the layer of soil. Thanks to the abundance of corridors, branches and passages, they all together form a labyrinth that lives its own life.
History of the province
The first people came to the area of the city of Winnipeg (Canada) immediately after the end of the Ice Age. Frozen blocks left these lands more than ten millennia ago. The ancestors of the Indians of Manitoba werethe Athabaskan, Sioux, Ojibwe, Assiniboine, and Cree tribes. The fields were cultivated in the meadows along the Red River. They grew corn and cereals.
At the beginning of the 17th century, a foreign ship moored off the coast of the province, the crew of which explored the vicinity of Lake Winnipeg. The study of Hudson Bay took place in 1669 by the sailors of the Nonsuch ship. Twenty years later, British subjects were partly driven back by French settlers. The entire end of the 19th century was marked by bloody clashes between white colonialists and mestizos. In 1912, entering the Canadian Confederation, the province of Manitoba reached its current size.
Weather
Maximum rainfall occurs in the east. The southern regions are considered the snowiest. These parts of the country are almost completely open to the unhindered penetration of cold air masses coming from the Arctic. It is especially windy here in mid-January and February. Summer temperatures reach 30°C.
The region has a sharply continental climate. Manitoba (Canada) regularly suffers from devastating tornadoes that occur in these parts every year. The most powerful tornado was recorded by meteorologists in 2007. Then several districts of Eli were partially destroyed at once.
Ecology
The province has launched a special government program under which municipal services, together with ordinary residents, plant one million trees annually. The plan to increase the area of green spaces is designed for five years. It includes all settlements without exception, including the city of Winnipeg (Canada).
Most of the plains of the region are covered with coniferous forests, which own almost half of all land. Somewhere there are wetlands. There is a patch of tundra in the Hudson Bay region. The Churchill area is famous for its large populations of polar bear, wolf and deer. Pike and trout are found in the reservoirs. There are 145 species of birds in the national parks of the province. Among them are the peregrine falcon and the tawny owl.
Time Zones
Time in Canada is governed by six zones. The difference between Moscow and Newfoundland in the winter months is 6.5 hours, with Manitoba - 9. Ontario has UTC -5, Alberta has UTC -7, and Yukon has UTC -8. Clock hands in the country are translated twice. The first time it happens on the last Sunday of March, and the second time in November. During this period, the difference with Moscow is reduced. Time in Canada is running one hour ahead.
Attractions
It is recommended to start exploring the province within the walls of the Museum of Manitoba, which is located in the Commercial District of Winnipeg. Its expositions occupy nine galleries. And under the same roof with him is a functioning planetarium. The pride of the institution is a replica of the colonists' ship Nonsuch.
Art lovers will love a trip to the Art Gallery. You can see the Confederation Building a few blocks away. This is the first high-rise building that appeared on the localearth. It consists of eleven floors. Its height is 41 meters.
Assiniboine Square is a favorite place for citizens to relax. The park is inhabited not only by wild birds and small forest animals, but also by deer. One of the symbols of Winnipeg is the channel of the Red River, which was commissioned in 1969.
Stony Mountain Ski Resort opens its doors every winter not far from the capital. It has six slopes served by a pair of lifts.
Communication with the outside world
Two major railway lines run through the region. Their total length exceeds 2,400 kilometers. Winnipeg has a passenger station and two multi-transport hubs. The Civic Center International Airport operates 24/7, which is rare in Canada. Churchill is home to a deep water seaport. Vessels coming from North America and Asia moor to its berth. Every year, 600,000 tons of agricultural products pass through its terminals.
