Alberta Canada map and information page

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Description

Alberta is known as the Princess Province, because it's named after the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria of England, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.

It's dominated in the southwest by the Rocky Mountains and related foothills - all formed by glaciers. Thick forested plains cover the balance (almost 90%) of the province.

Facts and Figures

Official Name Alberta

Entered Dominion September 1, 1905

Population 3,168,000

Capital City Edmonton (810,000)

Languages English (official), French (official)

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Official Currency Canadian Dollar
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Land

Area 661,137 sq km (255,285 sq miles)

Highest Point Mount Columbia, 3,747 meters (12,294 ft)

Lowest Point Slave River, 170 meters (557 ft)

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