Buffalo Gap, Saskatchewan

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Buffalo Gap
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Buffalo Gap [1] is a community in the Rural Municipality of Hart Butte No. 11 in Division No. 3 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

The name is a reference to a gap in the hills north of the hamlet through which buffalo herds passed through. [2]

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References

  1. "Bufflo Gap". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. Saskatchewan Geographic Names Search https://gis.saskatchewan.ca/portal/apps/experiencebuilder/experience/?data_id=dataSource_1-Saskatchewan_Geographic_Names_9743

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