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  2. Calgary - Wikipedia

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    Calgary is at the transition zone between the Canadian Rockies foothills and the Canadian Prairies. The city lies within the foothills of the Parkland Natural Region and the Grasslands Natural Region. [155] Downtown Calgary is about 1,042.4 m (3,420 ft) above sea level, [6] and the airport is 1,076 m (3,531 ft). [156]

  3. List of communities in Canada by elevation - Wikipedia

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    Community Province Elevation (m) Population (Year) [1]; Lake Louise: Alberta: 1,600 m (5,200 ft) [2] 691 (2011) [3]: Banff: Alberta: 1,400 m (4,600 ft) [2] 7,851 ...

  4. List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories

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    The Slave River (which drains Lake Athabasca) flows from northeastern Alberta into the Northwest Territories and is Alberta's lowest point at the N.W.T. border (152 m (499 ft) above sea level). However, the False Creek Tunnel, part of the Canada Line rail-based transit system in Vancouver , at 29 m (95 ft) below sea level, is the lowest ...

  5. List of cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the world's major cities (either capitals, more than one million inhabitants or an elevation of over 1,000 m [3,300 ft]) by elevation. In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.

  6. Banff, Alberta - Wikipedia

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    Banff is a resort town in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, 126 km (78 mi) west of Calgary, 58 km (36 mi) east of Lake Louise, and 1,400 to 1,630 m (4,590 to 5,350 ft) above sea level. [5] Banff was the first municipality to incorporate within a Canadian national park.

  7. Height above mean sea level - Wikipedia

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    Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level varies in different countries due to different reference points and historic measurement periods.

  8. List of the highest major summits of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [b] The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. [b] [c] The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal ...

  9. List of mountains of Alberta - Wikipedia

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    The peaks of the Canadian Rockies are majestic, many of them reaching a height of more than three kilometres above sea level. Alberta's southwestern boundary is traced on the Continental Divide, along the high ranges of the Rocky Mountains, and many peaks are located on the Alberta–British Columbia border.