Canada occupies a major northern portion of North America, sharing land borders with the contiguous United States to the south and with the US state of Alaska to the northwest, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia, and largest on the continent. By land area it ranks fourth, after Russia, China, and the United States.

Canada has the longest coastline in the world: 243,000 kilometres. Canada by far has more lakes than any other country and has a large amount of the world's freshwater.

By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second largest country in the world, and the largest on the continent. It has the longest coastline on our planet (243,000 kilometres) and has by far, more lakes than any other country and thus comprises a significant amount of the world's freshwater reserves.

It's rivers are vast and numerous, flowing from source to coast and are home to the great Salmon spawning runs. The waters house a wide range of endemic salmonoids that are the target for every fresh water fly fishing fanatic.