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CALGARY

/KAL-ger-ee/ * /KAL-guh-ree/

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EDMONTON

/ED-muhn-TUHN/ * /ED-min-TIN/

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satellite map of the city of Calgary, Alberta

satellite map of the city of Edmonton, Canada

Name origin

Edmonton: originally Fort Edmonton, a fur trading post, named after Edmonton, England, the birthplace of a founding governor, Sir James Winter Lake

Calgary: named for the hamlet of Calgary, Scotland

Population

Edmonton: City <981,000 – Metro <1,321,000

Calgary: City <1,336,000 – Metro <1,392,000

Location

Edmonton: Central Alberta, aspen parklands region

Calgary: Southern Alberta, foothills/prairies region

Calgary is along the Bow River and the Elbow River. Edmonton is along the North Saskatchewan River.

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Cities of Alberta Image Gallery: Calgary & Edmonton

a main square with colonial buildings and horse drawn carriage, Calgary's Heritage Park and village — Heritage Park, Calgary – Bernard Spragg

the wonderland sculpture in downtown Calgary, Alberta — Wonderland sculpture – Davide Colonna

a scene with skyscrapers and the wonderland sculpture on the streets of downtown Calgary, Canada — Nataliia Kvitovska

interior view of the Peace Bridge in Calgary — Peace Bridge, Denisse Leon

the Peace Bridge at evening over the Bow River leading to downtown Calgary — Robert Montgomery

footbridge from Prince's Island Park with view of the Calgary skyline — Prince’s Island Park – Richard Carter

the Calgary Tower at night with lights, Alberta, Canada — Calgary Tower – asweseeit.ca CANADA

riders on horseback holding Canadian flags during the Calgary Stampede — Calgary Stampede – Leif Harboe

bronco riding at a rodeo during the Calgary Stampede — Sean Robertson

exterior of knox united church in downtown Calgary — Knox United Church – Bill Longstaff

ceiling of the chinese cultural centre in Calgary — Chinese Cultural Centre – Ricky Leong

a penguin swimming in water at the calgary zoo — Calgary Zoo – Bernard Spragg

black and white of studio bell centre, a place in calgary — Studio Bell – Michael Brager Photography

an autumn trail in fish creek provincial park, Canada's biggest urban park — Fish Creek Provincial Park – Bernard Spragg

fort calgary exterior in the snow — Fort Calgary – Bernard Spragg

the devonian gardens within the CORE shopping centre, Calgary, Alberta — Devonian Gardens – M Cheung

CORE Shopping Centre exterior and busy street in central Calgary — CORE Shopping Centre – Andres Alvarado

the Central Library in Calgary interior architecture — Central Library – Bilal Karim

view of Calgary skyline from the Bow River — Bow River – Bernard Spragg

stephen avenue in the evening with some light decorations, Calgary — Stephen Ave – Ayrcan

walking bridge over a wetland area in outer Calgary — Ahmed Zalabany

street art designs on a building in Calgary, CANAda — Toni Reed

interesting buildings and skyscrapers from street view at night in Calgary — Ryunosuke Kikuno

Hawrelak Park and Edmonton skyline — Hawrelak Park – Kurayba

neon sign museum at dusk in Edmonton, Alberta — Neon Sign Museum – WherezJeff

pyramids of muttart conservatory in Edmonton, Canada — Muttart Conservatory – Mack Male

old streetcar and building in Fort Edmonton Park — Fort Edmonton Park – Richard Laperche

west edmonton mall interior with bridge and canal, major place in Alberta — West Edmonton Mall – GoToVan

Art Gallery of Alberta exterior cool architecture — Art Gallery of Alberta – IQRemix

Art Gallery of Alberta interior cool architecture, Edmonton — IQRemix

Royal Alberta Museum exterior — Royal Alberta Museum – Doug Zwick

view of Edmonton skyline from across north saskatchewan river — North Saskatchewan River Valley – Kurayba

North Saskatchewan River Valley at evening with Edmonton skyline — WherezJeff

ice castles exhibition in Edmonton — Ice Castles – Jason Woodhead

Alberta Legislature Building with lit Christmas Tree and decorations in front at evening, Edmonton — Alberta Legislature Building – WherezJeff

view of downtown Edmonton from under a bridge across the north saskatchewan river at night — WherezJeff

North Saskatchewan River at evening with sun reflecting on the water — North Saskatchewan River – Richard Bukowski

University of Alberta Botanic Garden from bench view across a pond — University of Alberta Botanic Garden – Janusz Sliwinski

central city of Edmonton at sundown with bridge — Alex Pugliese

blue lights reflecting on the inside of a bridge passageway in Edmonton, Canada — Alex Pugliese

snow-covered walkway view from a bridge in the morning in Edmonton — Corey Tran

ALBERTA

/al-BER-duh/ * /al-BER-tuh/

Name origin

for Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, a daughter of British Queen Victoria

Population

<4,371,000

Main languages

Predominantly English (c. 92%)

Capital

*Edmonton

Biggest City

Calgary

Location

Western Canada

Borders the United States to the south

Biogeography

Nearctic Realm

Part of Canada’s boreal forests and taiga, prairies, western mountains and forests (especially the Rockies), aspen parklands, and some dry steppe and highlands (especially around the badlands). Has part of large Lake Athabasca.

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Places in Alberta Gallery

Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton Lakes – Diana Robinson

mountain and lake setting in Waterton Lakes region, Alberta — Jan Mosimann

hoodoos in the badlands of Drumheller, Canada — Hoodoos in Drumheller – Robert Montgomery

dinosaur skeleton at the Royal Tyrell Museum, place in Alberta — Royal Tyrell Museum – Wilson Hui

Maligne Canyon from inside looking up, Canada — Maligne Canyon – Keith Roper

Maligne Canyon during winter with frozen cascades, place in Alberta — Si Longworth Photography

Valley of the Ten Peaks, Jasper National Park — Valley of the Ten Peaks – Matt Thomason

a forested valley covered in snow in Jasper National Park, Alberta — WherezJeff

mountain peak covered in forest, Canadian Rockies — WherezJeff

a lake surrounded by forest and mountains in Alberta — Jasper National Park – Bernd Thaller

green trees near lake under blue sky during daytime, setting in Alberta, Canada — sterlinglanier Lanier

serene lake and mountain backdrop in Banff National Park — Mahesh Gupta

waterfall in Johnston Canyon, Banff, Alberta — Johnston Canyon – Janani Ramanath

frozen falls in a snowy setting of the Canadian Rockies — John Bakator

large cave and rock formation in winter Alberta, Johnston Canyon — David Kovalenko

two jack lake and mountain backdrop in the evening in Banff National Park — Two Jack Lake – Geoff Pinkney

Minnewanka lake and snowy mountains in Alberta, Canada — Minnewanka Lake – Natalie Toombs

Bow Lake in Banff, western Canada — Bow Lake – Bernd Thaller

Peyto Lake and forested mountains in sunny setting of Alberta — Peyto Lake – Pascal Bernardon

Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies — Moraine Lake – Jacky Huang

bridge over a curving river and plains setting in Lethbridge, city in Alberta — town of Lethbridge – Ryan Reynolds

historical mural art in the city of Medicine Hat, western Canada — city of Medicine Hat – Kevin Dooley

large teepee structure in Medicine Hat, Alberta — Janusz Sobolewski

falls and canyon in Willmore Wilderness Park — Willmore Wilderness Park – Richard Bukowski

columbia icefield and glaciers in western Alberta province — Columbia Icefield – Gary Campbell-Hall

cascading waterfalls along the icefields parkway in Alberta — Delaney Boyd

road on the icefields parkway leading to a massive snowy mountain in the distance, Canada — Icefields Parkway – Floris Siegers

mountains and blue skies in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park — Peter Lougheed Provincial Park – JD Hascup

lake and mountains under a blue and purple evening sky in Kananaskis Country, place in Alberta — Kananaskis Country – JD Hascup

mountains and forest landscap in kananaskis country, a region of the Canadian rockies — Gaylon Yancy

highway under towering white mountain landscape near Canmore, Alberta — Canmore – Thiago Terleski

a wood bison walking in the snow near elk island, Alberta — Justin Hu

elk island seen from the shores at sundown, place in western Canada — Elk Island – Ezra Jeffrey-Comeau

**A Special Thanks: this post was made possible by the amazing and generous Creative Commons and Free Stock photographers out there. Thank you for making your work and the amazing places you capture accessible to the rest of the world!

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