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The District of Alberta was one of four districts of the Northwest Territories created in 1882. It was styled the Alberta Provisional District to distinguish it from the
District of Keewatin The District of Keewatin was a territory of Canada and later an administrative district of the Northwest Territories. It was created in 1876 by the ''Keewatin Act'', and originally it covered a large area west of Hudson Bay. In 1905, it became a ...
which had a more autonomous relationship from the NWT administration. Present-day Province of Alberta takes in the District of Alberta and parts of the Districts of Athabasca, Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. Alberta became a province in 1905. The boundaries of the district were: * On the south, the international boundary,
49° north The 49th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 49 ° north of Earth's equator. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The city of Paris is about south of the 49th parallel and is the lar ...
. * On the east, the line between the 10th and 11th ranges west of the fourth meridian of the Dominion Land Survey. This line, now designated Range Road 110, has jogs at each correction line. * On the north, the 18th correction line, approximately 55° north, now designated Township Road 710. * On the west, the British Columbia boundary: the height of land of Pacific Ocean drainage and the
120th meridian west The meridian 120° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 120th meridian west forms a great ...
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Alberta (Provisional District) Alberta (Provisional District) was a federal electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1908. History The Alberta Provisional District was created in 1886 when the ...
Former Canadian House of Commons electoral district covering the District of Alberta. * Territorial evolution of Canada * District of Saskatchewan * District of Assiniboia *
District of Athabasca The District of Athabasca was a regional administrative district of Canada's Northwest Territories. It was formed in 1882, was later enlarged, and then abolished with the creation of the provinces of Saskatchewan (its central-eastern part) and ...


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Districts of the Northwest Territories History of the Northwest Territories History of Alberta {{Alberta-geo-stub