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Canadian Provinces [province]


Description Valid date Available Versiom(s) Size (bytes) Documentation
Canada Provinces and Territories 20 September 1999 Download Compressed Shapefile 444,468 Change History Metadata

File Specifications:

Naming Convention: province.shp/.shx/.dbf are the extensions of the 3 component files of the shapefile and .prj is the projection file.
Shapefile Type: polygon
Source: Natural Resources Canada and the Nunavut Planning Commission.
Last Modified: 20 Sep 99

Attributes:

field nametypewidth,decdescription
CODEcharacter4Province numeric code
NAMEcharacter24Name of Province

Comments: Special thanks to Peter Wilson, Nunavut Planning Commision for assistance in adding the Nunavut Territory.
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