Expressing the 'Top-Flex Identity!
While Finland is most often identified by the southern region of the nation, the northern side is actually home to a larger portion of the Sámi people, whose homelands overlap with the areas in which the Finnish language (Sámi) is typically called Meänkieli as in Sweden or Kven as in Norway.
Of the three constituent territories of the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland is actually the largest in terms of land area. Greenland is also the northernmost and only constituent territory to extend into the Arctic, though Greenland also extends somewhat further south and overlaps Iceland 🇮🇸 in latitude.
The Kingdom of Denmark has had numerous historical connections, including by way of Denmark-Norway, as well as to the remainder of the Scandinavian region of Northern Europe, as well as the outer constituencies of the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Iceland has also been included prior to around World War II (WWII).
Though Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories prior to 1999, the inclusion of Nunavut as independent from the Northwest Territories has resulted in new territorial boundaries, with a few moderately large islands of the Arctic Archipelago actually divided between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as a result. Perhaps the most notable of communities on the mainland of Nunavut is Rankin Inlet; however, the territorial capital is none other than Iqaluit on one of the larger islands nearer Greenland 🇬🇱.
Apart from the ten Provinces of Canada, the nation also has territories of lesser status, though fully dependent on Ottawa compared to the more autonomous Territories of the United States or many of the remnants of the British, French, or Dutch empires.
The Territories of Canada 🇨🇦 are generally located north of the sixtieth parallel of latitude north of the equator, with the notable exception of Nunavut, where the islands of the Hudson Bay, including the southernmost islands, remain claimed by Nunavut regardless of proximity to Ontario or Québec. While Nunavut is a distinct territory and no longer part of the Northwest Territories as of 1999, the Arctic portion of Québec is often referred to as Nunavik, and the Arctic portion of Labrador as Nunatsiavut.
Within the predominantly Arctic region of Canada, the territories are, from west to east, the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. The capital cities of these territories are the following:
Located within the northeastern extremity of New England is the epicenter of rugged individualism, especially approaching the Québec side of the international border in particular. Mount Katahdin, the highest natural point within the State of Maine, is accessible via either the world-famous Appalachian Trail for hikers or unpaved roads for general travelers, in which case an SUV 🚙 or a light truck 🛻 is recommended. Legal load limits exist on such unpaved roads, preventing larger vehicles holding higher capacities from accessing the northern roadway of the State of Maine, whose road network is interestingly similar to the road network of Alaska even in spite of being located in the contiguous United States.
Although society has often been engineered into believing in personal responsibility and self-reliance, especially by way of capitalism and the maintenance of the associated order. Hyper-individualism, however, is more or less a relative characteristic, rather than an inherent reality or trait, in society, as the true definition of hyper-individualism can be best experienced within the northern portions of the State of Maine, with the west-central region notable for tourism and access to the Canadian Province of Québec while the northwestern region is notable for the logging and timber industries.
The rough terrain, rocky soil, and cold temperate conditions associated with the northwestern portion of the State of Maine and the Aroostook Valley in particular have the region effectively settled more similarly to sub-Arctic settlements, even though the region is geographically located in more of a temperate zone, nowhere near the Arctic Circle.
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