Alberta

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Alberta Geography Statistics of

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)
Horizontal Width: 635 km (394 miles) from the British Columbia border (directly west of Grande Prairie), straight east to border with Saskatchewan.
Vertical Length: the eastern border with Saskatchewan is 1221 km (759 miles)

Note: Maximum 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, 3,747m (12,293 ft.)
Lowest Point: Salt River, 183m (600 ft.)
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