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Land Cover

Reference Map

This map shows the distribution of land cover types across Canada, based on satellite data obtained in 1995. ...

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Abstract

This map shows the distribution of land cover types across Canada, based on satellite data obtained in 1995. The land cover map contains 31 classes: 12 forest; 3 shrubland; 7 tundra/grasslands; 7 developed land types including cropland, mosaic and built-up areas; and 2 water cover types.

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