Image: Canada change 1870-07-15

Description: Map of the change to Canada on July 15, 1870. The United Kingdom transferred most of its remaining land in North America to Canada, with the North-Western Territory and Rupert's Land becoming the North-West Territories. Rupert's Land was transferred to Canada in 1869,[1] but the transfer was only consummated in 1870 when £300,000 was paid to the Hudson's Bay Company.[2] Due to a vague description and lack of quality surveying, part of the western border with the United States was unclear and disputed.[3] Canada disagreed with the United Kingdom over the extent of Labrador that remained with Newfoundland Colony, citing the historical use of the term "Coasts of Labrador." A rectangular area of the newly acquired region around the city of Winnipeg was made the province of Manitoba.[4] This was built with the shapefiles: Territorial Evolution, from the University of Toronto: https://doi.org/10.5683/SP2/IQ7E0X Global Islands: https://doi.org/10.5066/P91ZCSGM United States maritime borders: https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/data/us-maritime-limits-and-boundaries.html United States details from the Newberry Library: https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/ Canada detailed administrative divisions: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/geo/sip-pis/boundary-limites/index2021-eng.cfm?year=21 ↑ Rupert's Land Act, 1868 ↑ Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory Order, June 23, 1870 ↑ Van Zandt, Franklin K. (1976) Boundaries of the United States and the Several States: With Miscellaneous Geographic Information Concerning Areas, Altitudes, and Geographic Centers, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 32 OCLC: 69426475. ↑ Manitoba Act, 1870
Title: Canada change 1870-07-15
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