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    Athabasca /ˌæθəˈbæskə/ (2021 population 2,759), originally named Athabasca Landing, is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 145 km (90 mi)...
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    The Athabasca River (French: Rivière Athabasca) is a river in Alberta, Canada, which originates at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park and flows...
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    The Athabasca oil sands, also known as the Athabasca tar sands, are large deposits of bitumen, a heavy and viscous form of petroleum, located in northeastern...
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    universities in Alberta, and was the first Canadian university to specialize in distance education. Athabasca University was created by the Alberta government...
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  • here and there". Most places named Athabasca are found in Alberta, Canada. Athabasca may also refer to: Mount Athabasca (3,491 metres or 11,453 feet), a...
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    north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan. The lake is fed by the Athabasca River and other...
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    (19 mi) south of the townsite of Jasper, Alberta, Canada, and just west of the Icefields Parkway. Athabasca Falls is a Class 5 waterfall, with a total...
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    Athabasca County is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13. Prior...
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    Alberta's two largest waterbodies, Lake Athabasca and Lake Claire are located in the wetlands of northeastern Alberta, forming the Peace-Athabasca Delta...
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    Fort McMurray—Athabasca (formerly Athabasca) was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada...
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  • on October 26, 2009. Google (September 2013). "Athabasca River from Alberta Highway 2 west of Athabasca". Google Street View. Retrieved November 6, 2016...
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    Chipewyan in Alberta and Camsell Portage, Stony Rapids, Fond du Lac, Black Lake and Wollaston Lake in Saskatchewan. Much of the Athabasca Basin is within...
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  • a settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. It is located on the Athabasca River, approximately 128...
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    largest lake which is entirely in Alberta, Canada. It is located entirely in Wood Buffalo National Park, west of Lake Athabasca. It lies between the mouths...
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    The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal 'toes' of the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian Rockies. The glacier currently loses depth...
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    434-kilometre (270 mi) highway in northern Alberta, Canada that connects the Athabasca oil sands and Fort McMurray to Edmonton via Highway 28. It begins as a...
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    northeast Alberta, Canada. It is the largest municipality in North America by area and is home to oil sand deposits known as the Athabasca oil sands....
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    The Peace–Athabasca Delta, located in northeast Alberta, is the largest freshwater inland river delta in North America. It is located partially within...
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  • Athabasca University Press (AU Press) is a scholarly publisher and a division of Athabasca University. Founded in 2007, the press was the first open-access...
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    and Lake Athabasca (7,898 km2 [3,049 sq mi]), which lies in both Alberta and Saskatchewan. The longest river in the province is the Athabasca River, which...
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    Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest...
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    just west of Lake Athabasca, with both located in the remote Peace-Athabasca Delta. This section provides a list of lakes of Alberta with an area larger...
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    Jay Onrait (category People from Athabasca, Alberta)
    to O’Toole. Onrait was raised in Boyle, Alberta and Athabasca, Alberta. His father was a pharmacist in Athabasca, and Onrait held jobs at the pharmacy growing...
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    associated with Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. This includes faculty, notable alumni, staff, and former university Presidents. Athabasca University...
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    specialized municipality and townsite in western Alberta within the Canadian Rockies. The townsite is in the Athabasca River valley and is the commercial centre...
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  • freshwater lake in Alberta, Canada. The lake is 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) Northeast of the town of Boyle, Alberta, along Highway 63. It is in Athabasca County, 170...
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    Max, ed. (2008), Icon, Brand, Myth: The Calgary Stampede, Athabasca, Alberta: Athabasca University Press, p. 5, ISBN 978-1-897425-05-3 Dixon & Read...
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    Athabasca Pass (el. 1,753 m or 5,751 ft) is a high mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies on the border between Alberta and British Columbia. In fur trade...
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    Clearwater River (Saskatchewan) (category Rivers of Alberta)
    Saskatchewan and Alberta. It rises in the northern forest region of north-western Saskatchewan and joins the Athabasca River in north-eastern Alberta. It was part...
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  • List of lakes in Alberta Atlas of Alberta Lakes [dead link] - Lakes in Alberta - University of Alberta Press, 1990 Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic...
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