What are 5 interesting geographical or weather facts about Manitoba?
Geography 1. Manitoba was the first province created from the territories. 2. Manitoba means ‘spirit’ from the Algonquian word “Manitou”. 3. Manitoba contains the 10th largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Winnipeg. 4. Manitoba is Canada’s largest producer of sunflower seed and dry beans. 5. All of Manitoba’s water flows into Hudson Bay, even though Hudson Bay is to the north. 6 Before settlement occurred, a vast portion of southern Manitoba was either flood plain or swamp. Climate 1. Manitoba has an extreme climate ranging from drought-prone, semi-arid southwest to a humid continental interior to subarctic climate in the north. All of Manitoba experiences bitter cold winters. Winnipeg is sometimes referred to as ‘Winterpeg’. 2. Manitoba is located just north of Tornado Alley and experiences several tornadoes a year. 3. Winnipeg is second, only to Calgary, when it comes to sunny days in the spring and summer months in Canada. 4. January 24 to February 2 1966. Winnipeg, Manitoba: T
