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Edmonton ( / ˈɛdməntən / ⓘ ED-mən-tən) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary ...
Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. [2] Located in Western Canada, the province has an area of 661,190 km 2 (255,290 sq mi) and is bounded to the south by the United States state of Montana along 49° north for 298 km (185 mi); to the east at 110° west by the province of Saskatchewan for 1,223 km (760 mi); and at 60° north the Northwest Territories for 644 km ...
Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta borders British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. It is one of the only two landlocked provinces ...
The Edmonton Metropolitan Region ( EMR ), also commonly referred to as Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta . While the EMR is not a strictly defined entity, its commonly known boundaries are coincident with those of the Edmonton census ...
The north of the province is drained towards the Arctic Ocean, and the northern rivers have comparatively higher discharge rates than the southern ones, that flow through a drier area. Most of Alberta's southern half has waters flowing toward the Hudson Bay, the only exception being the Milk River and its tributaries, that flow south through ...
Edson. / 53.58167°N 116.43444°W / 53.58167; -116.43444. Edson is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County, 192 kilometres (119 mi) west of Edmonton along the Yellowhead Highway and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the intersection with Highway 47 .
Acheson. / 53.54583°N 113.77139°W / 53.54583; -113.77139. Acheson is a locality and an industrial area in Alberta, Canada, within Parkland County. [ 1] Acheson is on the Canadian National (CN) main line and Highway 60 (Devonian Way) between Highway 16A (Parkland Highway) and Highway 16 ( Yellowhead Highway ).
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 28, commonly referred to as Highway 28, is a 293-kilometre (182 mi) highway in north-central Alberta, Canada that connects Edmonton to Cold Lake. It begins at Yellowhead Trail ( Highway 16 ) in Edmonton as 97 Street NW , running through the city's north suburbs before entering Sturgeon County and passing CFB ...