NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Northern Alberta

Norhern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Look up Region in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Map of Canada As shown by the map to the left, the North American nation of Canada is a federation which consists of ten provinces that, together with three territories, make up the worlds second largest country in total area. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total...

Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region. Mostly natural gas is extracted in Peace region and Chinchaga-Rainbow areas in the west, and forestry and logging are also developed in the boreal forests of this region. Drilling rig in northern Alberta Petroleum production is a major industry in Canada. ... The Athabasca Oil Sands in Alberta, Canada. ... Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ... A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... Loggers on break, c. ...

Northern Alberta encompasses census divisions 16, 17, 18 and 19. The Calgary Region is the metropolitan area based around Calgary, Alberta. ... The Edmonton Capital Region (ECR), also known as Greater Edmonton or the Alberta Capital Region, comprises Albertas provincial capital of Edmonton and surrounding communities in Sturgeon County(north), Parkland County (west), Specialized Municipality of Strathcona County (east) and Leduc County (south). ... Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Central Alberta Central Alberta (also named Albertas Heartland) is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Outline map of Canadas Census Divisions in 2001 Note: This page refers only to subdivisions in Canada. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ...

Geography

The region consists of aspen parkland in the south, grading to boreal forest and muskeg in the north. The Aspen Parklands Ecoregion // Overview Subsections Central Foothills Peace River Special Features Sand dunes Sand plains Badlands Kame fields Topography Variables Level glacial lakebeds Rolling areas Hummocky Moraine Climate Central Moderate precipitation Moderate temperature Foothills Chinooks Strong winds Peace River Higher precipitation Short summer/Long winter Moderate winds Vegetation There... Taiga (SAMPA /taIg@/, from Russian тайга́) is a biome characterized by its coniferous forests. ... Muskeg is a soil type (also a peatland or wetland type called a bog) common in arctic and boreal areas. ...

Northern Alberta is crossed by the Peace River and the lower course of the Athabasca River. Other major rivers are Wapiti, Hay, Chinchaga, Petitot Rivers in the west, Wabasca River in the center and Firebag and Clearwater River in the east. Alberta's two largest waterbodies, Lake Athabasca and Lake Claire are located in the wetlands of north-eastern Alberta, forming the Peace-Athabasca Delta, that drains through the Slave River towards the Arctic Ocean. The Peace River (French: riviÃ¨re de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows through northern Alberta. ... 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. ... Wapiti River in western Canada Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. ... Hay River is a large river in northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Chinchaga River in Alberta Chinchaga is a river in north-westen Alberta. ... Petitot is a river in nothern Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. ... Wabasca River in Alberta Wabasca River is a river in north-central Alberta, Canada. ... Firebag River in western Canada Firebag is a river in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Clearwater Valley south of Fort McMurray Clearwater River is the name of a river in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. ... Lake Athabasca, Canada Lake Athabasca is located in the Northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the Northeast corner of Alberta between the 58Â° and 60Â° latitudes. ... Location of Lake Claire in Alberta Lake Claire is a large Albertan lake, located west of Lake Athabasca in Wood Buffalo National Park. ... The Peace-Athabasca Delta is a large freshwater, inland delta in northeastern Alberta located where the Peace and Athabasca Rivers join the Slave River. ... The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake. ...

The Caribou Mountains are an elevated plateau in the relatively flat Albertan north, and provide core habitat for an endangered woodland caribou herd. This area is conserved by the Caribou Mountains Wildland Park. The adjacent Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada's largest protected area. Location of Caribou Mountains in Alberta Caribou Mountains are a mountain range surrounding an elavated plateau in northern Alberta, Canada. ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus The reindeer, known as caribou in North America, is an Arctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ... Caribou Mountains Wildland Park is a large wilderness area in northern Alberta, Canada. ... Wood Buffalo National Park, located in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, is the largest national park in Canada at 44,807 kmÂ². The park was established in 1922 to protect the worlds largest herd of free roaming Wood Bison, currently estimated at more than 2,000. ...

Infrastucture

Transportation

Highway 43 and Highway 2 pass through the southwest of the region, this being the end of the CANAMEX corridor. Other important routes are the Mackenzie Highway and Bicentennial Highway in the northwest, the Northern Woods and Water Route in the south-east and Highway 63 in the east. Highway 43 is the main highway stretching from the Yellowhead just directly west of Edmonton to the Alberta/British Columbia provincial border. ... 2 Highway 2 is the most important provincial highway in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The CANAMEX corridor is a proposed set of highways linking Canada to Mexico through the United States. ... This highway, which begins at Grimshaw, Alberta, comprises the entire length of Alberta provincial highway 35, and N.W.T. Highway 1. ... Alberta provincial highway 88 (also named Bicentennial Highway) is a north-south highway located in north-western Alberta extending from the town of Slave Lake in the south, through Fort Vermillion, where it crosses the Slave River, then intersecting Highway 58 56 km east of High Level. ... Highway 63 is the main highway from a point on Alberta provincial highway 28 at 6 kilometres southwest of the hamlet of Radway to Fort McMurray and further north to Fort McKay, both of which are part of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. ...

Grande Prairie Airport, Peace River Airport and Fort McMurray Airport are regional air transportation hubs. Grande Prairie Airport (ICAO CYQU, IATA YQU) is located 3 nautical miles (5. ... Peace River Airport, (IATA: YPE, ICAO: CYPE), is located 5. ... Fort McMurray Airport (ICAO CYMM, IATA YMM) is located 7 nautical miles (13 km) southeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. ...

Health Regions

Communities

Grande Prairie, Alberta is the only city located in this region. The Wood Buffalo census agglomeration, centered around Fort McMurray is another important ecomomic center. Grande Prairie ( MST) is the chief city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. ... The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... The regional municipality of Wood Buffalo is located in the northeastern corner of Alberta. ... A Census Agglomeration, or CA is a Canadian census geographic concept used to describe smaller urban areas. ... Fort McMurray, colloquially referred to as Fort Mac, is a hamlet in the northeastern part of Canadas western province of Alberta, in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. ...

Athabasca County No. ... // Overview Located in west-central northern Alberta covering a total area of 1,213,056 hectares (2,995,200 acres) the Municipal district of Big Lakes is an outdoor enthusiasts paradise. ... Birch Hills County is a municipal district in north-western Alberta, Canada. ... Clear Hills County is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada. ... Municipal District of Fairview No. ... The Municipal District of Greenview No. ... Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. ... The Municipal District of Mackenzie No. ... The Municipal District of Northern Lights No. ... Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. ... Municipal District of Opportunity No. ... Municipal District of Peace No. ... Situated in the Central Peace Country of northwestern Alberta, Saddle Hills County is located approximately 450 kilometres north of Edmonton and only 90 kilometres from Grande Prairie. ... The Municipal District of Smoky River No. ... The Municipal District of Spirit River No. ... The regional municipality of Wood Buffalo is located in the northeastern corner of Alberta. ...

See also

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Category: Subdivisions of Alberta Image File history File links Flag_of_Alberta. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total... The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into 19 census divisions according to Statistics Canada. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... Division No. ... The Calgary Region is the metropolitan area based around Calgary, Alberta. ... The Edmonton Capital Region (ECR), also known as Greater Edmonton or the Alberta Capital Region, comprises Albertas provincial capital of Edmonton and surrounding communities in Sturgeon County(north), Parkland County (west), Specialized Municipality of Strathcona County (east) and Leduc County (south). ... The Calgary-Edmonton Corridor is a geographical region of the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Central Alberta Central Alberta (also named Albertas Heartland) is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Communities of the Province of Alberta, Canada See also list of Alberta census divisions for census divisions and counties in Alberta // Cities Airdrie Brooks Calgary Camrose [[Cold f St. ... Airdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada, located just north of Calgary within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. ... Brooks is a city in Alberta, Canada. ... Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Camrose, a Canadian city, is situated in Central Alberta, amidst some of the richest farmland in the prairies. ... Cold Lake (2005 population: 11,595) is a city in northeastern Alberta, Canada, named after the lake it is situated near. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. ... Fort Saskatchewan is a city of 14,686 (2005 census) located 25 km northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... Grande Prairie ( MST) is the chief city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. ... For the disambiguation page of Leduc, see Leduc (disambiguation) The area of Leduc, Alberta (53Â°16â€² N 113Â°32â€² W Elevation: about 668 m or 2192 feet), began in 1889 when Robert Taylor Telford settled on a piece of land near a scenic lake. ... Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling a provincial border. ... Medicine Hat, known to locals as the Hat, is a city located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Red Deer () is a city in central Alberta, Canada, located almost midway between Calgary and Edmonton within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. ... Spruce Grove is a western suburb of Edmonton, Alberta. ... St. ... Wetaskiwin is also the name of a federal electoral district. ... Communities of the Province of Alberta, Canada See also list of Alberta census divisions for census divisions and counties in Alberta // Cities Airdrie Brooks Calgary Camrose [[Cold f St. ... Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the provinces census divisions. ... Distribution of town and cities in Alberta Towns in Alberta are generally formed from communities with populations of at least 1,000 people. ... Villages in Alberta are incorporated communities with populations between 300 and 1,000 inhabitants. ... Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities with more then five dwellings. ... First Nations Reserves were established in Alberta by a series of treaties, Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8. ... MÃ©tis in Alberta live on MÃ©tis Settlements, and in other urban centres. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Alberta. ... This is a list of topics related to the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total... Establishment When missionaries and fur traders arrived from Europe in the eighteenth century Alberta was inhabited by several Aboriginal nations. ... An Alberta fur trader in the 1890s. ... Social Credit is an economic ideology and a social movement which started in the early 1920s. ... Albertas first Legislature, Edmonton, 1906 The politics of Alberta are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces. ... This article lists political parties in Canada. ... Alberta is a province of Canada. ... Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ... This is a list of the lieutenant-governors of Alberta, Canada, since its establishment in 1905. ... The Executive Council of Alberta (commonly known as the cabinet) is made up of members of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party which holds a majority of seats in the Legislative Assmebly of Alberta. ... This is a list of the premier of the province of Alberta, Canada, since its creation in 1905. ... Categories: Canada-related stubs | Alberta premiers ... The Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ... Alberta provincial electoral districts are currently single member ridings that each elect one member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... Relief of Alberta Mount Andromeda Mount Arethusa View from Lake Louise Cascade Mountain Castle Mountain Mount Columbia Crownest Mountain Mount Edith Cavell Grotto Mountain Heart Mountain Mount John Laurie (Yamnuska) Mount Kitchener Mount Michener Pyramid Mountain Roche a Perdrix Mount Rundle Mount Temple Three Sisters Valley of the Ten Peaks... Dinosaur Provincial Park Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park Fish Creek Provincial Park Pigeon Lake Provincial Park Kananaskis Country Lakeland Provincial Park Sundance Provincial Park Williamson Provincial Park Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park This is a partial list of provincial parks in Alberta. ... Barrier Lake Glenmore Reservoir Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes Lesser Slave Lake Lake Louise Maligne Lake Lake Minnewanka Moraine Lake Peyto Lake Ice fishing on Pidgeon Lake Frozen Pinehurst Lake Vermilion Lakes Waterton Lake Most of Albertas lakes were formed during the last glaciation, about 12,000 years ago. ... See Also: Rivers in Canada Rivers of the Americas Hudson Bay Watershed Bow River North Saskatchewan River Red Deer River South Saskatchewan River Peace River watershed Oldman River Peace River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Missouri Watershed Milk River Alphabetical Listing: Athabasca River Bow River Elbow River Milk River North Saskatchewan... Communities of the Province of Alberta, Canada See also list of Alberta census divisions for census divisions and counties in Alberta // Cities Airdrie Brooks Calgary Camrose [[Cold f St. ... Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the provinces census divisions. ... Distribution of town and cities in Alberta Towns in Alberta are generally formed from communities with populations of at least 1,000 people. ... Villages in Alberta are incorporated communities with populations between 300 and 1,000 inhabitants. ... Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities with more then five dwellings. ... First Nations Reserves were established in Alberta by a series of treaties, Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8. ... MÃ©tis in Alberta live on MÃ©tis Settlements, and in other urban centres. ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Map of Alberta census subdivisions into improvement districts, counties and municipal districts The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into 19 census divisions according to Statistics Canada which contain municipal governments... Alberta Treasury Branches, also known as ATB Financial, is a financial institution and crown corporation owned by the Government of Alberta. ... Stephen Avenue, Calgary. ... This is a list of Albertas primary and secondary highways: Primary highways These are the main highways in Alberta. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Franco-Albertans are an extended community of French Canadians or French-speaking people living in Alberta. ... The following are some musical figures associated with the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Flag of Alberta The flag of Alberta, Canada was adopted on 1 June 1968. ... The Coat of Arms of Alberta, a Province of Canada was granted by Royal Warrant on May 30, 1907 by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. ... Alberta is the official provincial song of Alberta, Canada. ...

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