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Highest Point in Canada
November 19, 2008 | The Windsor Star

Mount Logan in the Yukon is the highest point in Canada. An aerial survey with a laser altimeter calls the official height of 5959 meters above sea level into question. The recent measurement was 5966 meters.

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