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Entrance

Category : Locality
 

The name for this former hamlet was chosen because of its location: in 1915 it was the first Canadian National Railway station east of the entrance to Jasper National Park.

Approximately 6 km west south-west of Hinton.

Location Name : Entrance
National Topographic System (NTS) : 83 F/5
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
1-51-26-W5
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
53° 22' N 117° 41' W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume I
Mountains, Mountain Parks and Foothills

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