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Alberta is a province in Western Canada. Its landscape encompasses mountains, prairies, desert badlands and vast coniferous forests. It has more than lakes, and rich mineral deposits. In the west, the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks have glaciers in the Columbia Icefields. The Waterton Glacier International Peace Park is a biosphere reserve that straddles the southern border with the USA.
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HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT
- The Canadian province of Alberta has a history that spans thousands of years, beginning with Indigenous groups such as the Plain Indi
IMAGERY
Alberta Satellite Map
Altogether, Alberta occupies a total area of , square kilometers (, sq mi). In comparison, it&#;s larger than Saskatchewan but smaller than British Columbia. Overall, it&#;s the sixth-largest province or territory and the fourth most populous.
Alberta has six UNESCO World Heritage Sites including the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Dinosaur Provincial Park, the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Wood Buffalo National Park, and Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park.
It&#;s also known for its ski resorts such as Banff, Jasper, and Lake Louise. Additionally, Drumheller is known for its fossils and for being the dinosaur capital of the world.
Community and lifestyle
Alberta is made up of a diverse set of cultures and communities that are home to many world-class services.
Our communities are part of what makes Alberta such a great place to live, with small, rural towns home of only a few hundred people, to our 2 major cities, Calgary and Edmonton, with populations of over 1 million each. Each have their own unique character and many opportunities for work.
While Alberta is Canada’s fourth-most populous province, it is also the fourth largest, which means it is never hard to escape into nature.
There are many places you could live, each with its own unique character, and opportunities for work across the province.
Volunteering is also very popular with 80% of locals engaging in volunteer activities.
French-speaking communities
Alberta’s French mother tongue (Francophone) population is among the fastest-growing French-speaking populations in Canada, with nearly 87, people. Alberta has approximately 2, communities and natural sites with French-influenced names.
Four Alberta municipalities are officially bilingual: Beaumont, Legal, Falher and Plamondon.
Natural environment
Alberta has a diverse landscape, from
Geography of Alberta
“Where the heart is, there the muses, there the gods sojourn, and not in any geography of fame. Massachusetts, Connecticut River, and Boston Bay, you think paltry places, and the ear loves names of foreign and classic topography. But here we are; and, if we tarry a little, we may come to learn that here is best. See to it, only, that thyself is here;&#;and art and nature, hope and fate, friends, angels, and the Supreme Being, shall not absent from the chamber where thou sittest.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (&#;)“Where the heart is, there the muses, there the gods sojourn, and not in any geography of fame. Massachusetts, Connecticut River, and Boston Bay, you think paltry places, and the ear loves names of foreign and classic topography. But here we are; and, if we tarry a little, we may come to learn that here is best. See to it, only, that thyself is here;&#;and art and nature, hope and fate, friends, angels, and the Supreme Being, shall not absent from the chamber where thou sittest.”
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