Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is one of the six regions in the Canadian province of Alberta .
geography
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Alberta's Rockies Calgary Region |
Central Alberta | |
| British Columbia |
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Saskatchewan |
| Montana |
The Southern Alberta region includes the Canadian Great Plains and is bounded to the west by the Canadian Rocky Mountains and their foothills. The western region is dominated by the semi-arid mixed grass prairies of the Palliser triangle , where numerous farms and ranches can be found. In the northern area are the badlands , which continue to central Alberta .
Waters
The rivers mentioned all drain north into the Hudson Bay , only the latter Milk River drains south into the Gulf of Mexico .
Protected areas
- Dinosaur Provincial Park as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Waterton Lakes National Park as part of the transboundary Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park between Canada and the United States.
- Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate
Attractions
In addition to the Canadian Rocky Mountains and various national and provincial parks, near Fort Macleod , Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and National Historic Site of Canada .
traffic
Streets
In addition to Alberta Highway 1 ( Trans-Canada Highway ), Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway) and Highway 3 ( Crowsnest Highway ), the following roads run through the region:
| No. | Surname |
|---|---|
| 4th | First Special Service Force Memorial Highway |
| 5 | - |
| 36 | Veteran's Memorial Highway |
| 41 | Buffalo Trail |
Airports
politics
For representation in the Alberta Legislative Assembly , the region is divided into the following constituencies:
- Airdrie-Chestermere
- Cardston-Taber-Warner
- Cardston-Taber-Warner
- Cypress Medicine Hat
- Highwood, Lethbridge East
- Lethbridge West
- Little Bow
- Livingstone-Macleod
- Medicine Hat
- Strathmore-Brooks
