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Big Island

Category : Island
 

There is a reference to Big Island in the Peace River in the 1823 Hudson's Bay Company post journal for Fort Chipewyan. The name is descriptive.

Approximately 193 km east of High Level in Peace River.

Location Name : Buchanan Lake
National Topographic System (NTS) : 84 I/12
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
26-111-23-W4
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
58° 40' N 113° 45' W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume IV
Northern Alberta

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