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__**Pacific Maritime**__ By: Connor R and Christian R



The pacific maritime is the farthest western Climate region in Canada. The Pacific Maritime ecozone is located in on the coast of British Columbia and its border with Alaska. Its the most Westerly ecozone in Canada. It is home to Stanley Park, Mount Whistler, The Vancouver Canucks(And a riot from time to time) And of course the 2010 Winter Olympic games It also has the privilege to have British Colombia`s Capital located nearby.

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The Pacific Maritime with its warm temperatures and wet weather yearly provide the conditions to grow the most magnificent trees in Canada! The forests in the Ecozone are home to some of the oldest, tallest and the most productive trees. The oldest tree ever recorded in this Ecozone was more that 1800 years old! The forests in the Pacific Maritimes have some of the tallest trees in North America. According to the Canadian Encyclopaedia the average height of the coniferous trees in the Pacific Maritime is 80-95 metres high. The trees in this region include trees such as Yellow Cypress, Pacific silver, Western red cedar, Western and mountain hemlock, and sitka spruce. At higher elevations the coniferous trees are replaced with alpine and mountain hemlock. In general the Pacific Maritime has some of the best growing conditions in the world! =====

The pacific maritime has a reputation of having the finest rocks and minerals. Mining minerals takes a small percentage of the labour force but collected a profit of $3 billion dollars in sales in British Colombia alone! Copper, Coal and natural gas account for two- thirds of the total value, this makes these minerals most important. You also have your minerals such as Oil, Gold and Zinc. Some minerals found in igneous rock include iron and silver. The pacific maritime is mostly igneous rock. About 70% of the rock in this ecozone is igneous. This is caused because the western cordillera and the Canadian shield used to be great mountain region and are the youngest of the Landform regions. The rocks in the pacific maritime were mostly formed in Mesozoic era.

**__CLIMATE & WEATHER:__**

The Pacific Maritime is on the coast of British Columbia. It has a Maritime climate which means it has cool summers and mild winters. Here is where you find some of the warmest and wettest weather (most rainfall), tallest trees, and deepest fjords in all of Canada. Since the Pacific Maritime is located beside the Pacific ocean, the climate is altered. The summers are a lot cooler and the winters are more mild. The average temperatures in the summer is about 13*C, as the average temperature in the winter is about -1.5*C. There is less difference between summer and winter temperatures here then else where in the country. It precipitates mostly in rain but other kinds of precipitation is common, such as snow especially in the winter. It is known to precipitate as much as 4000mm but the most common amount of rainfall is 600-2000mm. This is because of the climate factors such as; latitude, ocean currents, winds and air masses, relief mountain barriers, near water, and elevation. Being close to the ocean influences more precipitation and also breezes from the ocean flow towards the coast. The Pacific Maritime has the huge Pacific Ocean on the coast of it and lots of mountains. These are two major factors that make the Pacific Maritime have the wet climate and mild temperatures it does.



__**LANDFORM REGION:**__

The Pacific Maritime is in the Western Cordillera landform region. The Pacific Maritime ecozone covers over 195,000 square kilometres of land. The Western Cordillera contains the Yukon Territory, North West Territories, and British Columbia. There is also three major divisions in the Cordillera the Eastern system, Interior System, and Western system. The General appearance of the land is there is lots of mountains, ranges, plateaus, hills, and valleys. In the mesozoic era, the formation of the Rocky mountains began in the Cordillera. These are some of the biggest mountains in the world. In this landform region the land uses are logging, mining, and tourism. The water features are the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean alters the temperature because of the ocean currents which makes the summers more mild and winters more warmer. The Western Cordillera has a lot of cool features such as the things mentioned above.

__**ECOZONES FUTURE:**__

In 30 years what will the Pacific Maritime look like? Well in my opinion I think it will look like a lot of deforestation and more commercial centres such as shopping malls and sporting places. As of now the Pacific Maritime is very outdoors, they have a lot of activities to do involving the outdoors. Some activities are snowboarding, skiing, hiking, swimming, etc. I believe all these things will diminish slowly because of deforestation. The Pacific Maritime has beautiful forests but many local logging companies are tearing down those forests for the wood. When all these forests are teared down I think they will use it for sporting facilities, schools, shopping centres, and highways or roads. I think the Pacific Maritime will turn into a commercial centre.



__**TOURISM:**__

Tourism is a major part of the Pacific Maritime. The Pacific Maritime ecozone is so beautiful and people from all over the world are attracted to go there. There is a lot of natural things to do such as whale watching, wilderness tours, and trips to the hot springs. There is more developed tourism areas such as the several resorts on beaches or on ski and snowboarding hills. You could visit one of the many different parks that are located in this ecozone. Some of the parks that you could go to are Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, and Kluane National Park of Canada. Also almost two years ago the 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver. Vancouver is a huge tourist attraction with all the Olympic stadiums, their sports teams the Vancouver Canucks and the Vancouver Whitecaps, and Vancouver Island. You could go visit where the 2010 Olympians competed against each other, see a soccer or hockey game, and take a boat to Vancouver Island. Overall there is a lot of things to do in the Pacific Maritime ecozone. Whether you are enjoying the beauty of the oceans and mountains or watching a hockey game, there is so much you can do in the Pacific Maritime ecozone.



__**FUN FACTS:**__

- The Pacific Maritime ecozone has a population of 2.5 million people - Forestry is the primary industry in the area - The Pacific Maritime can offer more fishing mile then any other place in the world - The Rockies and the temperate rainforests are one of Canada’s best tourist attractions - The 2010 Winter Olympics were held in this ecozone - The ecozone is in the province (British Columbia) that has the second highest IQ level in Canada - One of the smallest ecozones



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