Sand samples from Canada
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for sand detail infos.| 112 Sand samples from Canada, North America | |||||||
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| Nr. | Code | Region | Place of discovery | Waters, mountain, desert, ... | Type | Pic | |
| 5482 | CA-AB-05 | Alberta, Division No. 5 (Drumheller) | Drumheller  | River Red Deer | River | ||
| 593 | CA-AB-15 | Alberta, Division No. 15 (Red Deer) | Lake Louise, Banff National Park | Lake Louise | Lake |  | |
| 6509 | CA-BC-CR | British Columbia, Cariboo | Barkerville, old gold boomtown | River Williams Creek | River | ||
| 6669 | CA-BC-TN | British Columbia, Thompson-Nicola | Cache Creek, Juniper Beach Provincial Park | River Thompson | River | ||
| 6585 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Fort Langley | River Fraser | River | ||
| 7136 | CA-BC-CP | British Columbia, Capital | Island Saltspring, Ruckle Provincial Park, Ruckle Beach | Strait of Juan de Fuca, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 4506 | CA-BC-CM | British Columbia, Comox Valley | Island Vancouver, Balmoral Beach, Goose Spit Park (sample 1) | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 7482 | CA-BC-CM | British Columbia, Comox Valley | Island Vancouver, Balmoral Beach, Goose Spit Park (sample 2) | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 9 | CA-BC-AC | British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot | Island Vancouver, Bamfield, Pacific Rim National Park, Pachena Beach, Pachena Bay | North Pacific Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 4508 | CA-BC-CM | British Columbia, Comox Valley | Island Vancouver, Campbell River (S of), Shoreline Beach, Oyster Bay | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 4510 | CA-BC-AC | British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot | Island Vancouver, Kennedy Lake Provincial Park (east portion), near Highway 4 | Lake Kennedy | Lake | ||
| 6338 | CA-BC-AC | British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot | Island Vancouver, Pacific Rim National Park, Florencia Bay | North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 3808 | CA-BC-AC | British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot | Island Vancouver, Pacific Rim National Park, Musical Pebble Beach (sample 1) | North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 6790 | CA-BC-AC | British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot | Island Vancouver, Pacific Rim National Park, Musical Pebble Beach (sample 2) | North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 3807 | CA-BC-AC | British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot | Island Vancouver, Pacific Rim National Park, Wickaninnish Beach (sample 1) | North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 6791 | CA-BC-AC | British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot | Island Vancouver, Pacific Rim National Park, Wickaninnish Beach (sample 2) | North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 3127 | CA-BC-NA | British Columbia, Nanaimo | Island Vancouver, Parksville | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 4492 | CA-BC-CP | British Columbia, Capital | Island Vancouver, Port Renfrew, Pacheedaht Beach, San Juan River Estuary Ecological Reserve | River San Juan | River | ||
| 3890 | CA-BC-NA | British Columbia, Nanaimo | Island Vancouver, Qualicum Beach, Qualicum Beach | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 3888 | CA-BC-CP | British Columbia, Capital | Island Vancouver, Saanichton-Keating, Island View Beach | Strait of Juan de Fuca, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 4496 | CA-BC-CP | British Columbia, Capital | Island Vancouver, Shirley, French Beach Provincial Park, North of Sooke, French Beach | Strait of Juan de Fuca, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 5843 | CA-BC-AC | British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot | Island Vancouver, Tofino | North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 1498 | CA-BC-AC | British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot | Island Vancouver, Tofino, Chesterman Beach (sample 1) | North Pacific Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 7484 | CA-BC-AC | British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot | Island Vancouver, Tofino, Chesterman Beach (sample 2) | North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 6792 | CA-BC-CP | British Columbia, Capital | Island Vancouver, Victoria, Cadboro Beach | Strait of Juan de Fuca, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 6587 | CA-BC-TN | British Columbia, Thompson-Nicola | Kamloops (N of) | Lake Le Jeune | Lake | ||
| 6583 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Maple Ridge (N of), Golden Ears Provincial Park, near camping ground | Lake Alouette | Lake | ||
| 6584 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Maple Ridge (N of), Golden Ears Provincial Park, near camping ground | Gold Creek | River | ||
| 6581 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Port Moody, Burrad Inlet | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 622 | CA-BC-SL | British Columbia, Squamish-Lillooet | Squamish Nation Territory, NSIIWX-NITEM TL'A SUTICH, Western Canada Wilderness Committee(WCWC) Lava Creek Camp | Inland |  | ||
| 6582 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Vancouver-West End, English Bay Beach | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 6494 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Vancouver-West End, Sunset Beach, English Bay, Burrad Inlet (sample 1) | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 6793 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Vancouver-West End, Sunset Beach, English Bay, Burrad Inlet (sample 2) | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 648 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Vancouver, Deep Cove Park, Mouth of Galant Creek into Burrad Inlet | River Galant Creek | River |  | |
| 647 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Vancouver, Stanley Park, Second Beach, English Bay, Burrad Inlet | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 6708 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Vancouver, Stanley Park, Third Beach, English Bay, Burrad Inlet | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 1875 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | Vancouver, Stanley Park, unknown beach, Burrad Inlet  | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 6670 | CA-BC-NO | British Columbia, North Okanagan | Vernon, Historic O'Keefe Ranch | unknown lake | Lake | ||
| 6671 | CA-BC-NO | British Columbia, North Okanagan | Vernon, Historic O'Keefe Ranch, Schubert Barn (1. German immigrant) | Inland | |||
| 6586 | CA-BC-GV | British Columbia, Greater Vancouver | White Rock, near White Rock Pier, White Rock Beach | Strait of Georgia, North Pacific Ocean | Beach | ||
| 3586 | CA-BC-CR | British Columbia, Cariboo | Williams Lake | Lake Williams | Lake | ||
| 574 | CA-BC-FV | British Columbia, Fraser Valley | Yale (historic tiny town) | River Fraser | River |  | |
| 2542 | CA-MB-23 | Manitoba, Division No. 23 (Churchill - Northern Manitoba) | Churchill, Bird Cove, near Ithaca Wreck | Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 7113 | CA-NB-KE | New Brunswick, Kent | Kouchibouguac National Park, Islands Tern | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 6688 | CA-NB-KE | New Brunswick, Kent | Loggiecroft, Kouchibouguac National Park, Côte-à-Fabien | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 95 | CA-NB-SJ | New Brunswick, Saint John | Saint John-Bay Shore, Bay of Fundy | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 6995 | CA-NB-SJ | New Brunswick, Saint John | Saint John-Black Beach, Black Beach, Bay of Fundy | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 6822 | CA-NF-10 | Newfoundland and Labrador, Division No. 10 (Labrador-Happy Valley-Goose Bay) | English Point (SE of), L'Anse-Amour, Strait of Belle Isle | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 7010 | CA-NF-10 | Newfoundland and Labrador, Division No. 10 (Labrador-Happy Valley-Goose Bay) | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | River Churchill | River | ||
| 6687 | CA-NF-09 | Newfoundland and Labrador, Division No. 9 (Northern Peninsula-St- Anthony) | Island of Newfoundland, Gros Morne National Park, from northern shore | Lake Western Brook Pond | Lake | ||
| 6685 | CA-NF-08 | Newfoundland and Labrador, Division No. 8 (Notre Dame Bay-Lewisporte) | Island of Newfoundland, Lumsden (near), Deadman's Bay, Bonavista Bay | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 453 | CA-NF-10 | Newfoundland and Labrador, Division No. 10 (Labrador-Happy Valley-Goose Bay) | Labrador City, mine S of (iron ore) | Mine |  | ||
| 6864 | CA-NF-10 | Newfoundland and Labrador, Division No. 10 (Labrador-Happy Valley-Goose Bay) | Labrador City, smallwood mine (iron ore) | Mine | |||
| 6686 | CA-NF-10 | Newfoundland and Labrador, Division No. 10 (Labrador-Happy Valley-Goose Bay) | Pinware, Pinware River Provincial Park, Pinware Bay, Strait of Belle Isle | River Pinware | River | ||
| 2494 | CA-NF-10 | Newfoundland and Labrador, Division No. 10 (Labrador-Happy Valley-Goose Bay) | Pinware, Pinware River Provincial Park, Pinware Bay, Strait of Belle Isle | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 7525 | CA-NF-03 | Newfoundland and Labrador, Division No. 3 (South Coast-Channel-Port aux Basqu | Seal Cove, Seal Cove Bay | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| CA-NT | Northwest Territories | ----- | ----- | ----- | |||
| 4406 | CA-NS-LU | Nova Scotia, Lunenburg | Broad Cove, Broad Cove Bay | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 7387 | CA-NS-HL | Nova Scotia, Halifax | Halifax-South End, Point Pleasant Park | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 3889 | CA-NS-SH | Nova Scotia, Shelburne | Island Cape Sable, southernmost beach, Hawk Inlet | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 703 | CA-NS-QU | Nova Scotia, Queens | Liverpool (E of), Beach Meadows, Beach Meadows Municipal Park | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 7458 | CA-NS-CO | Nova Scotia, Colchester | Lower Five Islands, Five Island Provincial Park, Minas Basin | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 1752 | CA-NS-QU | Nova Scotia, Queens | Queensland, Queensland Provincial Beach Park | St Margarets Bay, North Atlantic Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 4400 | CA-NS-LU | Nova Scotia, Lunenburg | Upper Kingsburg, Hirtle's Beach, Harting Bay | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 4509 | CA-NU-KT | Nunavut, Kitikmeot (Kitikmeot) | Bathurst Inlet, Greys Bay | Coronation Gulf, Arctic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 4507 | CA-NU-QK | Nunavut, Baffin (Qikiqtaaluk) | Iqaluit, Apex Area, Hudson's Bay Beach, Frobisher Bay | Labrador Sea, North Atlantic Ocean | Beach | ||
| 7236 | CA-ON-NP | Ontario, Nipissing | Algonquin Provincial Park, Lake of Two Rivers Campground | Lake Of Two Rivers | Lake | ||
| 2633 | CA-ON-MU | Ontario, Muskoka | Bala, after bridge of road 169 | River Moon | River |  | |
| 7 | CA-ON-MU | Ontario, Muskoka | Bala, Island Acton, Lowes Narrows Bay | Lake Muskoka | Lake |  | |
| 2637 | CA-ON-MU | Ontario, Muskoka | Bala, Jaspen Park, Gount Bay | River Moon | River |  | |
| 7483 | CA-ON-NG | Ontario, Niagara | Crystal Beach | Lake Erie | Lake | ||
| 2641 | CA-ON-MA | Ontario, Manitoulin | Island Manitoulin, Kagawong, near Bridal Veil Falls | River Kagawong | River |  | |
| 2642 | CA-ON-MA | Ontario, Manitoulin | Island Manitoulin, Mindemoya, from south tip of lake | Lake Mindemoya | Lake |  | |
| 2640 | CA-ON-MA | Ontario, Manitoulin | Island Manitoulin, Providence Bay, Georgian Bay (sample 1) | Lake Huron | Lake |  | |
| 7485 | CA-ON-MA | Ontario, Manitoulin | Island Manitoulin, Providence Bay, Georgian Bay (sample 2) | Lake Huron | Lake | ||
| 2643 | CA-ON-MA | Ontario, Manitoulin | Island Manitoulin, West Bay, M'Chigeeng First Nation, North Channel | Lake Huron | Lake |  | |
| 51 | CA-ON-PS | Ontario, Parry Sound | Kearney, Granite Ridge Wilderness Campground | Lake Himbury | Lake |  | |
| 2645 | CA-ON-PS | Ontario, Parry Sound | Kearney, Granite Ridge Wilderness Campground | River Magnetawan | River |  | |
| 3587 | CA-ON-AL | Ontario, Algoma | Lake Superior Provincial Park, Old Woman Bay | Lake Superior | Lake | ||
| 2648 | CA-ON-BC | Ontario, Bruce | Lion's Head, Isthmus Bay, Georgian Bay | Lake Huron | Lake |  | |
| 7341 | CA-ON-GR | Ontario, Grey | Meaford-Centreville, Georgian Bay | Lake Huron | Lake | ||
| 3150 | CA-ON-HB | Ontario, Haliburton | Minden Hills-Carnarvon (near), next to 16541 Hwy-35 | Lake Boshkung | Lake | ||
| 2634 | CA-ON-MU | Ontario, Muskoka | Minett, Wallace Bay | Lake Joseph | Lake |  | |
| 2639 | CA-ON-SB | Ontario, Sudbury | Naughton, Simon Lake Park Conservation Area | Lake Simon | Lake |  | |
| 1015 | CA-ON-NG | Ontario, Niagara | Niagara Falls | River Niagara, Niagara Waterfalls | Waterfall |  | |
| 2644 | CA-ON-PS | Ontario, Parry Sound | Parry Sound, Waubuno Park, Georgian Bay | Lake Huron | Lake |  | |
| 2632 | CA-ON-MU | Ontario, Muskoka | Port Carling | Lake Mirror | Lake |  | |
| 2638 | CA-ON-MU | Ontario, Muskoka | Port Sandfield | Lake Rosseau | Lake |  | |
| 2635 | CA-ON-MU | Ontario, Muskoka | Port Sandfield, Cox Bay | Lake Joseph | Lake |  | |
| 2636 | CA-ON-PS | Ontario, Parry Sound | Rosseau, Rosseau Bay | Lake Rosseau | Lake |  | |
| 3830 | CA-ON-KR | Ontario, Kenora | Sioux Lookout, Abram Lake Resort & RV Park | Lake Abram | Lake | ||
| 2647 | CA-ON-BC | Ontario, Bruce | Tobermory (near), Singing Sand Beach, Dorcas Bay | Lake Huron | Lake |  | |
| 2646 | CA-ON-BC | Ontario, Bruce | Tobermory, Hay Bay | Lake Huron | Lake |  | |
| 7152 | CA-ON-TO | Ontario, Toronto | Toronto, Toronto Islands, Hanlan's Point Beach | Lake Ontario | Lake | ||
| 2612 | CA-PE-KI | Prince Edward Island, Kings | Island Prince Edward, Cape Basin Head (Singing Sand), Basin Head Provincial Park | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 1588 | CA-PE-QU | Prince Edward Island, Queens | Island Prince Edward, Cavendish, Cavendish Beach | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 1755 | CA-PE-PR | Prince Edward Island, Prince | Island Prince Edward, Chelton, Chelton Beach Provincial Park | North Atlantic Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 6880 | CA-PE-KI | Prince Edward Island, Kings | Island Prince Edward, East Point | Lake South | Lake | ||
| 1589 | CA-PE-KI | Prince Edward Island, Kings | Island Prince Edward, St. Peters Harbour | St. Peters Dunes | Dune |  | |
| 6696 | CA-QC-OU | Quebec, Communauté-Urbaine-de-l'Outaouais | Buckingham | Rivière du Lièvre | River | ||
| 3152 | CA-QC-CO | Quebec, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais | Gatineau Park, Blanchet Beach | Lac Meech | Lake | ||
| 6032 | CA-QC-TT | Quebec, Témiscouata | Guérin (N of), West Beach | Lac Prévost | Lake | ||
| 1248 | CA-QC-IM | Quebec, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Dune du Havre-aux-Basques | Dune |  | |
| 6021 | CA-QC-VO | Quebec, Vallée-de-l'Or | Kitcisakik (SW of) | Lac de l'Ourse | Lake | ||
| 6034 | CA-QC-AL | Quebec, Antoine-Labelle | Mont-Saint-Michel | Rivière du Lièvre, Rapide des Cèdres | Waterfall | ||
| 6694 | CA-QC-DM | Quebec, Deux-Montagnes | Oka | Rivière Ottawa | River | ||
| 579 | CA-QC-MC | Quebec, Maria-Chapdelaine | Parc de la Pointe Taillon, Pointe Taillon | Lac Saint-Jean | Lake |  | |
| 1753 | CA-QC | Quebec | Percé, Baie de Percé, near Rocher-Rock (Percé le rocher) | Gulf of St Lawrence, North Atlantic Ocean | Beach |  | |
| 6695 | CA-QC-GR | Quebec, Le Granit | Piopolis | Lac Mégantic | Lake | ||
| 6693 | CA-QC-MW | Quebec, Matawinie | Saint-Jean-de-Matha | Lac Noir | Lake | ||
| 6041 | CA-QC-AM | Quebec, L'Amiante | Sainte-Anne-du-Lac | Lac du Huit | Lake | ||
| CA-SK | Saskatchewan | ----- | ----- | ----- | |||
| 6510 | CA-YT | Yukon | Beaver Creek | Beaver Creek | River | ||
| 4361 | CA-YT | Yukon | Dawson City | River Yukon | River | ||
