Bowen Lake

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Bowen Lake
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Bowen Lake
Location Alberta province of Canada
Coordinates 58°14′34″N110°10′27″W / 58.24278°N 110.17417°W / 58.24278; -110.17417 Coordinates: 58°14′34″N110°10′27″W / 58.24278°N 110.17417°W / 58.24278; -110.17417
Type Lake
Basin  countriesCanada

Bowen Lake is a lake in Alberta, Canada. [1]

Bowen Lake has the name of R. E. Bowen, an officer in World War I. [2]

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References

  1. "Bowen Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  2. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 23.