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Alberta Landforms
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Alberta is a fertile slice of land, one dominated by the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains of North America
Countless snow-capped mountains form the Canadian Rockies, with many reaching to 11,000 ft, or more. Mount Columbia, the highest point in Alberta, stands at 3,747m (12,294 ft) high.
The Caribou Mountains, located in far-northern Alberta, form an elevated plateau that rises above the northern plains.
The Cypress Hills, located in far-southeastern Alberta (on the Saskatchewan border) constitutes the highest point between the Rocky Mountains and Canada's Maritime provinces; maximum elevation here reaches 1,468 m (4,816 ft)
The Great Plains slope east from the Rockies and sweep across Alberta. The land is generally smooth with large treeless areas, especially in the eastern and southern regions of the province.
Forested land is common in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and in the northern reaches.
Alberta is dissected by dozens of rivers, many small in length and width. Significant rivers include the Athabasca, Bow, Oldman, Peace, Red Deer, Saskatchewan (north and south), Slave and Smoky.
Lakes of note within the province include Athabasca, Claire and Lesser Slave.
Landforms of Canada here!
Landforms of North America here!
Rivers of North America here!
Alberta Land Statistics Land Area
(land) 642,317 sq km
(water) 19,531 sq km
(TOTAL) 661,848 sq km
To convert sq km (kilometers) to sq miles, multiply kilometers by: 0.386102 Land Area (all provinces)
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Horizontal Width (example) 635 km (394 miles) from the British Columbia border (directly west of Grande Prairie), straight east to border with Saskatchewan
Vertical Length (example) the eastern border with Saskatchewan is 1221 km (759 miles)
Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections Bordering Country (1) USA
Bordering Provinces (2) British Columbia and Saskatchewan
Bordering Territory (1) Northwest Territories
U.S. Border 291 km (181 mi)
Geographic Center about 17 km NNW of Edmonton
 Highest Point Mt. Columbia, 3,747 m (12,293 ft.)
 Lowest Point Salt River, 183 m (600 ft.)
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