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      • It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta borders British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south.
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  2. Alberta is located in Canada country, in Americas continent (or region). Exact geographical coordinates, latitude and longitude 53.93327060, -116.57650350. Mapped location of Alberta, Canada (N 53° 55' 59.774", E -116° 34' 35.413"). Alberta is located in the time zone GMTMDT.

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    Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta borders British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south.

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  4. Nov 10, 2023 · World Map » Canada » Province » Alberta » Alberta Location On The Canada Map. ... Description: This map shows where Alberta is located on the Canada Map.

  5. Alberta. Alberta, the westernmost of Canada's three Prairie provinces, shares many physical features with its neighbours to the east, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Rocky Mountains form the southern portion of Alberta's western boundary with British Columbia. Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen ...

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    Alberta’s oldest surface landscape is its extreme northeastern part, east of the Slave and lower Athabasca rivers. Here, crystalline rocks formed during the Precambrian era (4.6 billion to 541 million years ago) appear at the surface. This small outcrop of the Canadian Shielddoes not end in the northeast. Its rocks form a basement under the rest of...

    The prairie region of southern Alberta includes both short-grass and mixed-grass characteristics. The short-grass area in the southeastern corner features short, drought-resistant grasses. These grasses include blue grama. Blue grama grows on light brown soildeficient in nitrogen and phosphorus, and about 12 cm deep. Annual water deficiency and win...

    The small Milk River basin in southeastern Alberta drains through the Missouri and Mississippi rivers south to the Gulf of Mexico. The rest of southern Alberta is drained by the South and North Saskatchewan river basins east to Hudson Bay via the Nelson River system. Northern Alberta is dominated by the Athabasca, Hay and Peace river basins. These ...

    Alberta’s northerly latitude puts the province in the northern cool-temperate zone. The province has cold winters and relatively short, cool summers. Yet the most important factors in determining both temperatures and precipitation are the height and width of the Rocky Mountains, as well as the direction of the prevailing winds. The mountain ranges...

    Alberta is Canada’s foremost energy-resource province. It is home to the largest oil reserve in the country, called the oil sands. It is also home vast amounts of natural gas and coal. Alberta also possesses much of the country’s farmable land.

    Two of Alberta’s five national parks began as wildlife sanctuaries. Elk Island (east of Edmonton) and Wood Buffalo (44,802 km2 straddling the border with the Northwest Territories) were created to help the species whose names they bear. Both parks have had success preserving plains bison. A number of provincial parks and wilderness areas function a...

  6. For anywhere in Canada, latitude will always be north of the equator and longitude will always be west of the prime meridian, e.g., 51°02’39” N 114°03’47” W. Notice that latitude is listed first, followed by longitude. Together, these coordinates describe an exact location. Try typing these coordinates into the search bar in Google Earth.

  7. 4 days ago · The Rocky Mountains of North America, or the Rockies, stretch from northern Alberta and British Columbia in Canada southward to New Mexico in the United States, a distance of some 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometres).

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