Prairie de la Vache
| Category : Prairie | |
The name for this flat stretch of land has been in use since at least 1827. Prairie de la Vache refers to the buffalo which formerly ranged in the mountains to this point, although its literal translation is "cow prairie." |
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Approximately 10 km south south-east of Jasper. |
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| Location Name : | Jasper |
| National Topographic System (NTS) : | 83 D/16 |
| Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian | |
| 44-1-W6 | |
| Latitude (N) | Longitude (W) | |
| 52° 48' N 118° 01' W | |
| The content above is directly derived from : | |
| Place Names of Alberta - Volume I Mountains, Mountain Parks and Foothills |
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