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Old 03-03-2010, 06:50 PM   #131
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Canada = Cold, There is a reason that 90% of the country scrunched down to within 100 miles of our border


I guarantee its not 90%. Edmonton and calgary alone are 5 million people, and they arent anywhere close to 100 miles from the border. Theres another 1.5+ million in the maratimes that arent that close. Im not sure where they got that number in the vid kell posted.

6.5 million of 35.0 million is 20 percent who dont live near the border, and theres plenty more.

But yes, a lot of our country isnt that hospitable. Thats why we still have wilderness left to explore, hunt, fish, hike, climb, kayak,and ridesleds, dirtbikes and quads in.
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Old 03-03-2010, 08:33 PM   #132
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I guarantee its not 90%. Edmonton and calgary alone are 5 million people, and they arent anywhere close to 100 miles from the border. Theres another 1.5+ million in the maratimes that arent that close. Im not sure where they got that number in the vid kell posted.

6.5 million of 35.0 million is 20 percent who dont live near the border, and theres plenty more.

But yes, a lot of our country isnt that hospitable. Thats why we still have wilderness left to explore, hunt, fish, hike, climb, kayak,and ridesleds, dirtbikes and quads in.
Calgary and edmonton put together are closer to 2 million, plus they are the only two major cities in Canada that are farther than 100 miles from a US border(everything in the maritimes except for PEI and NL are within 100 miles)
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Old 03-03-2010, 09:21 PM   #133
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Calgary and edmonton put together are closer to 2 million, plus they are the only two major cities in Canada that are farther than 100 miles from a US border(everything in the maritimes except for PEI and NL are within 100 miles)


My numbers were a little off, i just did some googling..

And no, not everything in the maratimes is 100miles or less from a border. Most of NB and all of NS are farther than that. All of PEI and NL, as you said. aside from southwestern nb, we are all more than that from the border.
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Old 03-03-2010, 09:28 PM   #134
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My numbers were a little off, i just did some googling..

And no, not everything in the maratimes is 100miles or less from a border. Most of NB and all of NS are farther than that. All of PEI and NL, as you said. aside from southwestern nb, we are all more than that from the border.
Dude, Maine borders us all the way up to Edmunston..
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Dude, Maine borders us all the way up to Edmunston..
Ya, and moncton, northern, and eastern NB are 100 miles from edmunston.

Edmonston to here is 248km on google maps. Of course thats not a straight line, so we'll say 175 as the crow flies.
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Old 03-03-2010, 09:37 PM   #136
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Old 03-03-2010, 09:38 PM   #137
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Ya, and moncton, northern, and eastern NB are 100 miles from edmunston.
Look at ME, it shares more border with NB than any Canadian Province...


http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/c...ica/namera.htm

This one is better, has a scale and it's closer up..

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/c...sstates/me.htm
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Old 03-03-2010, 09:44 PM   #138
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Look at ME, it shares more border with NB than any Canadian Province...


http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/c...ica/namera.htm

This one is better, has a scale and it's closer up..

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/c...sstates/me.htm
I know where the border is, and I realize it borders from edmunston down to the south end. But NB is still quite a bit more than 100 miles across.
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I know where the border is, and I realize it borders from edmunston down to the south end. But NB is still quite a bit more than 100 miles across.
How big do you think it is? It's about 500kms from Halifax to Nordern NB...

Moncton is about 200kms from the border as the crow flies according to google maps. If you don't count the little horn at the bottom that joins to Nova Scotia, it averages about 200-225kms across using the scale on google maps...
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