Place details
Place nameSaskatchewan
Other namesSaskatchewan, Province de, Saskatchewan, Province of
CountryCanada
Latitude54
Longitude-106
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Borders Manitoba to E & Alberta to W; under control of Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1869; area to S was explored by La Vérendrye 1743-1749; today products include wheat, oats, barley, potash, oil, natural gas, zinc & copper.