File:December 2016 issue of Canadian Geographic.jpg

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Description	The cover of Canadian Geographic's December 2016 issue, highlighting its suggestion for Canada's national bird, the gray jay.
Author or copyright owner	The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Canadian Geographic
Date of publication	December 2016
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Canadian Geographic
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To serve as the primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the work in question.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This image will only be used at the top of the article. The previous cover featured on the Canadian Geographic article is old (2009). This cover will be replacing it.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)
Other information	This file was obtained from the company.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Canadian Geographic//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:December_2016_issue_of_Canadian_Geographic.jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:38, 6 January 2017		266 × 373 (40 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	05:10, 22 December 2016	No thumbnail	1,069 × 1,500 (1.2 MB)	Angel caboodle (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a piece of non-free cover art using File Upload Wizard

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Orientation	Normal
Number of components	3
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
File change date and time	11:20, 1 November 2016
Exif version	2.21
Color space	sRGB

File:December 2016 issue of Canadian Geographic.jpg

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