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The northern part of Canada before you get into the tundra is one massive contiguous forest 1/3 the size of the United States. It's filled with lakes, streams,
by eloff 7y ago
The northern part of Canada before you get into the tundra is one massive contiguous forest 1/3 the size of the United States. It's filled with lakes, streams, rivers, and game - but almost no people. You could easily have small groups of people live there for decades without being discovered. It's so wild that there are places where the wolves have not learned to fear humans.
See a map here (PDF):
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/cfs/assets/file/484 https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/cfs/asse...
- gorbypark 7y agoThat's a cool map, I don't think I've ever seen it laid out fully like that. Any idea why the boreal forests extend so far north in the NWT/Yukon/Alaska but not in Nunavut?
- eloff 7y agoProbably equal parts map protection distorting things as you get nearer to the poles and the effect of the ocean moderating the climate in Alaska.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoIt's funny seeing that "forest" - apparently I grew up in it, but I grew up surrounded by farm land. There's even cities in it. I mean, yes, there's lots of land up there you could conceivably hide in, but it's kind of miserable, with bitterly cold winters. I don't know why anyone would want to.
- rgould 7y agoThat's even just the Boreal forest. There's even more to it: https://www.sfmcanada.org/images/Forest_Types_EN.pdf https://www.sfmcanada.org/images/Forest_Types_EN.pdf The areas around the cities are dotted with farmland, but it is not difficult to find some kind of a forest nearby. Even Vancouver has a fairly dense forest downtown in Stanley Park. It's possible to wander into it and (sometimes, maybe not during peak tourist season) not encounter anyone
- eloff 7y agoI got lost in the forest in the mountains in North Vancouver a month ago. It's surprisingly rough terrain and there were very few people. Google maps and GPS was how I managed to find the trail again.
- core-questions 7y agoPeople do die in there ever so often, especially if they get over a ridge and can no longer count on "heading downhill will take me outta here". Lots of cliffs and other hazards to deal with. It's wilderness for hundreds of kilometers...
- harryVic 7y agoSorry but Stanley Park is not a forest.