구글어스로 본 캐나다의 Human Landscapes(사람이 살고 있는 풍경)

캐나다는 국토 면적이 1000만 km² 정도가 되는(정확히는 9,984,670km²)엄청난 크기의 나라입니다. 남한의 100배 정도의 크기이자 세계에서 러시아 다음 큰 크기의 국토를 가진 나리이구요. 인구밀도는 세계에서 가장 낮은 수준이고 상대적으로 환경과 자연풍경은 세계에서 가장 멋진 곳이기도 하지요. 우리나라에서 요즘 말도 말고 탈도많은 사회복지제도도 아주 우수한 걸로 알고 있습니다. 강아지보육수당도 주는 걸로 알고 있는데 우리집 같은 경우 캐나다에 가서 살게 되면 강아지 덕분에 용돈 생길듯..ㅎ

 

캐나다의 자연 풍경을 하늘에서 감상하는 가상여행을 떠나 보겠습니다.

아래의 아름다운 사진은 구글어스에서 찍은 사진이고 내용은 http://www.theatlantic.com/에서 가져 왔습니다.

이런 사진들을 버드아이(birdeye)라고 하기도 합니다.

 

이런 사진들은 크게 볼 수록 멋진데 아래 사진들을 클릭하면 배 정도의 크기로 보여 집니다.

 

 

 

A neighborhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba with the Red River flowing through

 

 

 

A zig-zag cuts through the forest to mark the U.S.-Canada border near Lac Metgermette Quebec on top

 

 

 

Farm fields and an interchange near Saint-Pacome, Quebec

 

 

 

A grid of farm fields north of Winkler

 

 

 

Dungeon Provincial Park in Newfoundland

 

 

 

Seismic lines and access roads to allow for petroleum exploration in northern British Columbia. Most of the evenly-spaced straight lines cut through the trees are trails cut for equipment mounted on trucks to make sub-surface geological surveys, sending sound waves into the ground at regular intervals, listening for echoes to find out what lies below

 

 

 

Downtown Calgary, Alberta

 

 

 

Fields in southwestern Manitoba

 

 

 

Human-made lines criss-cross the area around the Rapides-des-Iles hydroelectric generating station. The broader stripes at bottom are cleared areas for huge power-lines, the smaller lines are logging roads and access roads.

 

 

 

A grid of farm fields surround the small towns of Prelate (center left) and Sceptre (center right), Saskatchewan.

 

 

 

A field turned into a golf course near Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec.

 

 

 

Mt Royal, Montreal.

 

 

 

The Welland Canal (blue) crosses over Welland River (tan) at top center. The Welland Canal connects Lake Ontario with Lake Erie, passing through Welland, Ontario.

 

 

 

Patterns left in the forest by logging activity near Saint-Gedeon-de-Beauce, Quebec.

 

 

 

Star-shaped fortress walls of La Citadelle in Quebec.

 

 

 

Six trains sit on rail sidings near Saint-Lazare, Quebec. 

 

 

 

Logging activity, access roads, seismic lines and petroleum exploration near Burnstick Lake, Alberta.

 

 

 

Detail of one of dozens of long pathways cleared for hydroelectric power lines across eastern Canada.

 

 

 

A densely-built neighborhood of Cambridge, Ontario, alongside farm fields.

 

 

 

A granite quarry near La Baie, Quebec.

 

 

 

A river twists among farm fields near Yamaska, Quebec. 

 

 

 

A water treatment plant near Terrebonne, Quebec. 

 

 

 

L'Usine Grande-Baie, a smelter owned by Rio Tinto Alcan in Quebec that produces 220,000 tons of aluminum per year. 

 

 

 

Thetford Mines, Quebec.

 

 

 

Logs float outside the harbor of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

 

 

 

A single square of autumn-colored trees stands among farm fields near Sabrevois, Quebec. 

 

 

 

Seismic lines, natural gas exploration activity near Edson, Alberta. 

 

 

 

Breakwater and harbor of Cap-aux-Meules, Les-Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec.

 

 

 

Cargo vehicles parked in a Genco warehouse lot beside farms near Coteau-du-Lac,

 

 

 

The streets of Montreal. 

 

 

 

Cloverleaf and access to a tunnel leading to Montreal on Ile Charron. 

 

 

 

Wabush Mines, Labrador: open pit iron ore mine.

 

 

 

A white border exposed on the shores of the Opinaca reservoir. 

 

 

 

Seismic lines and natural gas exploration in northern British Columbia.

 

 

 

Part of Dryden, Ontario, on Wabigoon Lake. 

 

 

 

A grid of farms among rivers and streams near Huffs Corners, Ontario.