About Alberta Visit
Alberta is one of Canada's prairie
provinces. It became a province on September 1, 1905.
Alberta is located in Western Canada, bounded by the provinces
of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east,
Northwest Territories to the north, and by the U.S. state
of Montana to the south. Alberta is one of two provinces (the
other being New Brunswick) to border only a single U.S. state.
It is also one of two provinces that are completely land-locked
(the other being Saskatchewan).
The capital city of Alberta is Edmonton, located just south
of the centre of the province. Calgary is a major distribution
and transportation hub as well as being one of Canada's major
commerce centres. Edmonton is the primary supply and service
hub for Canada's oil sands and other northern resource industries.
According to recent population estimates, these two metropolitan
areas have now both exceeded 1 million people, Calgary being
slightly more populous than Edmonton. Other major but much
smaller municipalities include Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine
Hat, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Camrose, Lloydminster,
Wetaskiwin, Banff, and Jasper. See also: List of communities
in Alberta.
Source: Wikipedia
Travel
Alberta is the second westernmost of the 10 provinces in
Canada. (only British Columbia is farther west) It includes
parts of the Canadian Rockies and is known for its oil and
natural gas fields and cattle farming.
Alberta has a lot to offer visitors. It is a surprisingly
diverse province in many ways, from the beauty of the Rockies
to the serene flatness of prairie to the wilderness of the
northern forests. The two largest cities, Calgary and Edmonton
offer the amenties that most cities in North America have,
and also have some unique attractions of their own.
Major cities
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Red Deer
* Lethbridge
* Medicine Hat
* Grande Prairie
* Fort McMurray
The ski resorts of Marmot Basin in Jasper National Park,
Sunshine Village, Lake Louise and Norquay, all in Banff National
Park dish up almost every kind of terrain for the hardcore
skier, yet allow novice skiers to have fun through green runs
and long cruisng runs. If the crowds bother you, there are
a number of other ski areas in the province.
Great hiking can be had in the Rockies, and there are a few
lakes that allow one to do boating, jetskiing or most other
watersports despite Alberta's landlocked nature.
Source: Wikitravel
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