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Alberta

Alberta Notes

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Edmonton The capital city of Alberta, known as the "Gateway to the North" and home to North America's largest mall.
Calgary The largest city in Alberta, located at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers and home to the Stampede.
Banff National Park Canada's oldest national park, located in the Rocky Mountains and established in 1885.
Jasper National Park The largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, bordering Banff to the north.
Oil Sands Also known as tar sands; massive deposits of bitumen found in northern Alberta, particularly near Fort McMurray.
Rat Control Zone A strictly enforced area along Alberta's eastern border that keeps the province virtually free of rats.
Elbow and Bow Rivers The two waterways that meet in Calgary and caused a record-breaking flood in 2013.
Amber Valley The community in northern Alberta settled by Black Oklahomans in the early 1900s to escape segregation.
Slave River A river in northern Alberta that flows from Lake Athabasca into the Great Slave Lake.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump A UNESCO World Heritage site used by Blackfoot people for thousands of years to hunt bison.
Wood Buffalo National Park A massive park in northern Alberta and the NWT, home to the largest free-roaming bison herd.
Lake Athabasca A large lake shared by Alberta and Saskatchewan; its southern shores contain significant oil sands.
Red Deer A city in central Alberta located roughly halfway between Calgary and Edmonton.
Lesser Slave Lake The second largest lake entirely within Alberta's borders, located north of Edmonton.
Snow Dome A mountain in the Columbia Icefield of Jasper National Park that serves as a hydrological apex for North America.
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