Alberta's Mystical Geography

Alberta is considered one of the prairie provinces. Alberta's landscape is very diverse, which is ideal for lovers of outdoor adventure. You can go mountain peaks, glacial lakes, homelessness through the forest, and frolicking in meadows. The landscape is also blessed with an abundance of mineral resources such as oil and natural gas. These natural resources are massive economic force in Alberta.




The Rocky Mountains:

The Rocky Mountains are one of the most beautiful views of the West, reaching a height of 9000 feet to over 12,000 feet above sea level. Mount Columbia, which is right on the border of British Columbia, is the culmination of Alberta to 12,294 feet. The weather in the Rockies can be very unpredictable. Time changes as altitude increases. For most, the Rockies have a lot of rainfall, cold winters with deep snow and sub-zero temperatures and mild summers. There is a diversity of vegetation in the Rocky Mountains, you will find pines, spruces and firs.

Great Plains:

Great Plains stretch from the western Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Wyoming, Texas, South Dakota, North Dakota, New Mexico, Montana, Kansas and Colorado. The Canadian portion of the Great Plains grasslands called. As its name suggests, the area is generally covered mainly by grassland (meadows), and also by forests. There are three types of prairies: tallgrass prairie, mixed prairie and fescue. In Alberta, the most common type of mixed-grass prairie is.

The Canadian Shield:

The Canadian Shield around Hudson Bay, and is U-shaped, which is the shield of a warrior like. The shield used to have jagged peaks that were higher than all the mountains, but after centuries of erosion, the mountains became hills, consisting of ancient crystalline rocks. It is one of the richest ore minerals in the world, and contains significant deposits of gold, nickel, copper and silver.The Canadian Shield occupies the provinces of Alberta, the Northwest Territories Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador (Labrador only).

The boreal forest:

The boreal forest is a biome consisting of coniferous forests. Most of the trees that are native to boreal coniferous forests, leaving the needles and cones, including: balsam fir, pine, aspen, white spruce, black spruce and larch. The forest is a width of about 1000 km separating the tundra in the north and temperate forests and deciduous forests of the West. The Canadian boreal forest is the largest intact boreal forest in the world, with about three million square kilometers that have not been urbanized. Approximately 80% of the Aboriginal population of Canada lives in wooded areas. The forest is accessible from different cities of Alberta. You can easily leave his apartment Fort McMurray, and take the road to the boreal forest to discover its beauty.