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<p>To celebrate its 30th anniversary, <a href="http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/" target="_blank">The Canadian Encyclopedia</a> created 30 lists of 30 things that make us proud to be Canadian, from famous people and historic events, to iconic foods and influential artists.</p>
<p>Canada has about 350,000 official place names. These include names of populated places, water bodies (e.g. lakes) and geographical features (e.g. mountains). Canadian place names have a variety of origins, including Aboriginal languages, royalty, famous people and religion. Here are a few of the odder ones.</p>
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<p>A youth plays pond hockey as the sun rises on Pigeon Lake in the region of Kawartha Lakes Ontario. Hockey-mad Canadians are looking forward to one of the year&#8217;s most anticipated televised events, CBC&#8217;s &#8220;Hockey Day in Canada&#8221; which broadcasts 5 NHL games back to back on February 14. (Fred Thornhill/Reuters)</p>


Canadian Encyclopedia: 30 oddball names of Canadian places

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