Fort Chipewyan is the oldest European settlement in the province of Alberta, Canada. The settlement was established by the North West Company when it setup a trading post there in 1788. The Fort was named after the Chipewyan First Nation living in the area. The Fort is located on the northwestern tip of Lake Athabasca, adjacent to Wood Buffalo National Park. World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ... The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in the city of Montreal in British North America. ... A trading post is a place where trading of goods takes place. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Chipewyan are a aboriginal people of Canada. ... First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... Lake Athabasca, Canada Lake Athabasca is located in the Northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the Northeast corner of Alberta between the 58° and 60° latitudes. ... Wood Buffalo National Park located in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories is the largest national park in Canada at 44,807 km². The park was setup in 1922 to protect the largest herd of free roaming wood bison, currently estimated at more than 2,000. ...

The Fort has a population of about 1,400 inhabitants where tourism plays a key role in the economy, especially in the summer months. The primary method of transportation to Fort Chipewan is air, serviced by a regional airline from Edmonton and Fort McMurray. There are no permanent roads to the Fort but it can be reached from Fort Smith or Fort McMurray on a winter road. In summer, the Fort can also be reached by boat via Fort McMurrary, 280 km to the south on the Athabasca River. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada location. ... Fort McMurray is a town in the northeastern part of Canadas western province of Alberta, in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta. ... Fort Smith is a community in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Fort McMurray is a town in the northeastern part of Canadas western province of Alberta, in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Hudsons Bay Companys scow in Athabasca River, circa 1910 The Athabasca River originates from the Athabasca Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta. ...

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• Fort Chipewyan
• Mikisew Cree First Nation