r/geography • u/christopherbonis • Oct 06 '24
Terrifyingly Vast Discussion
So I live in Massachusetts. And from my point of view, Maine is huge. And indeed, it’s larger than the rest of New England combined.
And I also think of Maine as super rural. And indeed, it’s the only state on the eastern seaboard with unorganized territory.
…and then I look northward at the Quebec. And it just fills me a sort of terrified, existential awe at its incomprehensible vastness, intensified by the realization that it’s just one portion of Canada—and not even the largest province/territory.
What on Earth goes on up there in the interior of Quebec? How many lakes have humans never even laid eyes on before—much less fished or explored? What does the topography look like? It’s just so massive, so vast, so remote that it’s hard for me even to wrap my head around.
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u/Feisty-Session-7779 Oct 06 '24
Not sure about Quebec but I know Ontario doesn’t have roads going to the northern parts of the province. There’s some small towns up there that are only accessible by plane or rail though, I’d assume the same is true for Quebec.
I live in the Toronto area and it always blows my mind when I think about the fact that I live closer to Florida than I do to Manitoba. Canadian provinces are immense. Ontario is nearly twice the size of Texas, Quebec is almost triple the size.