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Table 15.6 Land and freshwater area, by province and territory
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 15.6 land and freshwater area area, land and freshwater, calculated using % and square kilometres units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Area Area Land Freshwater
  % square kilometres
Canada 100.0 9,984,670 9,093,507 891,163
Newfoundland and Labrador 4.1 405,212 373,872 31,340
Prince Edward Island 0.1 5,660 5,660 .
Nova Scotia 0.6 55,284 53,338 1,946
New Brunswick 0.7 72,908 71,450 1,458
Quebec 15.4 1,542,056 1,365,128 176,928
Ontario 10.8 1,076,395 917,741 158,654
Manitoba 6.5 647,797 553,556 94,241
Saskatchewan 6.5 651,036 591,670 59,366
Alberta 6.6 661,848 642,317 19,531
British Columbia 9.5 944,735 925,186 19,549
Yukon 4.8 482,443 474,391 8,052
Northwest Territories 13.5 1,346,106 1,183,085 163,021
Nunavut 21.0 2,093,190 1,936,113 157,077
Source: Natural Resources Canada, Atlas of Canada.
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