The Canadian capital Ottawa (Ottawa) (World capitals) Satellite maps
The Canadian capital Ottawa (Ottawa) in the southeastern province of Ontario and Quebec, at the junction.Metropolitan area (including the Ottawa, Ontario, Quebec, the Hull City and its surrounding towns) population over 110 million (2005), covering 4,662 square kilometers.Ottawa River is the city from west to east and the turbulence that will separate north and south of the city.Southern residents are descendants of British immigrants, the English-speaking, residents of northern France and future generations of immigrants, the French-speaking., At River from south to north through the city and that injected into the Ottawa River north of the city.Ottawa is the fourth largest city in Canada, water, land and air transport hub.Abundant hydropower resources, mainly light industry, paper making, wood processing, food, machinery manufacturing, and other industries.Ottawa in the lowlands, with an average of about 109 meters above sea level, surrounded almost entirely by Canadian shield surrounded by the rock group.A continental climate boreal coniferous forest.Summer air humidity larger, oceanic climate characteristics.As the northern winter did not Henggen mountains, the Arctic from the dry-air flow, can not stop the Ottawa to sweep the land, the climate is arid cold, in January the average temperature of -11 degrees, the world's most cold one of the capital, the minimum Temperatures reached minus 39 degrees Celsius.One spring, the entire city full of colourful tulips, particularly in this capital of the beautiful costumes, Ottawa has "tulip city" reputation.According to meteorological department statistics, about eight in each of Ottawa, in sub-zero night temperatures, it was called the "freezing of all."The early 17th century, French explorer Samuel Cypriot wearing investigation Prehn here.After the British and French colonialists will pour in, here gradually become a distribution center for wood.They followed the Indians called the "Ottawa" the official mark on the map.In Indian language, "Ottawa" is "trade" means.1756-1763 years, the British and French colonialists between the outbreak of the "seven-year war."France was defeated, in 1763 signed the "Treaty of Paris," the French in Canada, was ceded to the British colony.1800, the United States Wright Hebei An logging began in Ottawa, Hull City for future development.Britain and the United States during the war years 1812-1814, during the Ottawa River as the water between Kingston and safe passage.U.S. military defeat, the United Kingdom from the established status in Canada.1826, the Royal Corps of Engineers Lieutenant Colonel John Baidoa construction of this canal, to accelerate the development of the project at that time was known as the headquarters location of the town of Baidoa.In 1850 became the town, a city in 1855, and from Lake Huron to transfer the name of the Indian tribes re-named Ottawa.In 1867 the British Parliament passed the "British North America Act," the establishment of the Canadian self-governing, was formally designated as the capital of Canada.1900 a devastating fire, so that Ottawa was seriously damaged.1937, French architect Le Bei Yake Ge commitment to the Ottawa urban area into the heavy responsibility.Yake Ge Lebei under the programme, the urban rail crossing was moved to the suburbs, the new government ministries Building, also built in the suburbs, urban areas, commercial areas, office, cultural, scientific and technological education district in the planning and construction of all used Modern British, French and American architectural styles, industrial areas placed under the wind to make urban areas from pollution, all the city's streets and open spaces to achieve all the parks, green space of.Urban roads with a chessboard.Ottawa Yishanbangshui, beautiful scenery.Town centre, located on the city and the city., At the west of the canal, on the city, where around Capitol Hill, on a number of government agencies.Ottawa River is located in the foothills of the Capitol Congress Ottawa is well-known buildings, the furnishings are in the central provinces of Canada marks the hall and a 88.7 m high tower of peace, there is a tower with 53 bells of Zhongqin, Tajikistan The war memorial.Tap the left and right are the House of Representatives and the Senate, followed by large-scale Library of Congress.1915 buildings have been Huofen, the following year began reconstruction, completed in 1927.Shannan Prefecture in Congress, along the canal, at the Federal Plaza, stands on the square in May 1939 completed the domestic war memorial.Capitol is the opposite of Wellington Street, the federal government buildings, and other heads of agencies located in this street., At the Canal to the east of the city, where French-speaking is the focus of local residents, there are many important buildings, City Hall, the National Archives, Canada and the Ottawa Mint Museum of History and the French Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Virgin Mary , And other buildings; Federal Railway Station is also available in French architectural style and a railway hotel - Lao Li Building.Ottawa is a garden city, every year about 2 million tourists this sightseeing.Ottawa downtown area during the Canal through., At the Canal to the west of the city, where around Capitol Hill, on a number of government agencies.Ottawa River is located in the foothills of the Congress of the Italian parliament building is a Gothic-style buildings, the furnishings are in the central provinces of Canada marks the hall and a 88.7 m high tower of peace.Around the tower were the House of Representatives and the Senate, followed by large-scale Library of Congress.Capitol Hill Zheng-nan along the canal, at Federation Square in central standing civil war monument.Opposite the parliament building in Wellington Street on the federal government gathered in the building, judicial building, the Supreme Court, the Central Bank, and other important construction., At the Canal to the east of the city, where residents are French-speaking areas of focus, with City Hall, the National Archives, and other famous buildings.Canadian Government House, located on the city and the city, is located in the Capitol Hill near the town of Lockerbie伊士斯特维尤legislation Park south of mandrax.Government House gardens have a friendship forest, visiting heads of State to the occasion here to plant trees.November 28, 1997, Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to Canada at the under such a symbol of friendship between the big oak tree fruit, is intended to wish the Sino-Canadian friendship lives.Ottawa is a cultural city, the city's Arts Centre National Gallery and various museums.University of Ottawa, Carleton University, the University of Sao Paulo is the highest institution in this city.Carleton University is a single English universities, the University of Ottawa and University of Sao Paulo are two prevailing language university.Ottawa is still a garden city, the suburbs are everywhere lawn, garden, since the spring to autumn, green shallots, Chaziyanhong, beautiful scenery attracted many tourists each year.1826-1832, in Wellington initiative of the United Kingdom, for military purposes during the construction of the canal, now a famous amusement center.He was on the water, dams, and other stone thorough engineering, is now a historic heritage, in the summer driving pleasure boats on the river in winter is the natural skating rink.People come here to enjoy her lovely scenery of the four seasons.Ottawa's superior geographic location in which to industrial, agricultural, commercial and financial sector development to provide a favorable environment and conditions.Ottawa's main crop is wheat, soybean, maize, sugar beet, potatoes and tobacco, all achieved their agricultural mechanization, electrification, Shui Lihua and fertilizer, and strengthening agricultural research and promotion on the basis of results achieved by the "rain-fed agriculture "To" ecological agriculture "changes.In urban and suburban, traditional leather processing, wood processing, paper making, construction materials industry has not accounted for an important position, replaced by electronic, biological research and development, medical equipment, office equipment, aerospace and satellite communications equipment, fire and Sanitation equipment and other industries.Ottawa is Canada's scientific and cultural centre, national, municipal and large enterprises-class research institutions throughout the city.The most influential natural and social science research organizations are the National Natural Science Research Institute of Canada and the Canadian Society of North America.These two major research institutions on the country's most influential scholars of natural and social scientists, each year a large number of academic results come out.Ottawa is the northern part of the urban high-tech focus on the development of the region, known as the "Silicon Valley North."Dazhong Xiao hundreds gathered in high-tech companies here.Ottawa cold weather, long winter, ice sports are developed.Ottawa, the ice sports in the country堪称first-class level, in particular ice hockey campaign, renowned.Canada is known as "ice hockey country," said Ottawa is "City of Ice Hockey", a modern indoor ice stadium throughout the city.October 18, 1999, Ottawa and Beijing became sister cities in China.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-11/25/content_1197171.htm
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