Place details
Place nameAlberta
Other namesAlberta, Province d', Alberta, Province of
CountryCanada
Latitude55
Longitude-115
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Borders Saskatchewan to E, Montana to S & British Columbia to W; under control of Hudson's Bay Company until 1870; oil was discovered here in 1947; products include wheat, barley, sugar beets, petroleum, natural gas, coal & gypsum.