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Ashton Lake

Category : Lake
 

The name appears on federal government maps as early as 1930. It was named after J. Ashton Jaffary, Provincial Librarian, who was at that time the Alberta advisor to the Geographic Board of Canada. Ashton is a common word from the old English meaning "where ash [trees] grew."

Approximately 340 km north of Fort McMurray.

Location Name : Andrew Lake
National Topographic System (NTS) : 74 M/16
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
3-125-3-W4
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
59° 51' N 110° 25' W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume IV
Northern Alberta

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