Doig, Alberta

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Doig is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Clear Hills County, in a muskeg and boreal forest landscape.

Northern Alberta geographical object

Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.

Canada Country in North America

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Canada's southern border with the United States is the world's longest bi-national land border. Its capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. As a whole, Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Consequently, its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, many near the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.

Clear Hills County Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

Clear Hills County is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.

The Doig Airport ( IATA : N/A, ICAO : CFX3) is located here.

Doig Airport

Doig Airport,, is a remote forest fire suppression airfield located in northwestern Alberta, Canada. The name Doig is just the name of the airfield location, named for the Doig River, there is no community with that name.

An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.

It was named after the Doig River, a tributary of Beatton River. The middle Triassic bituminous Doig Formation was named after this place.

The Doig River is a river in Alberta and northern British Columbia, Canada.

The Beatton River is a tributary of the Peace River, flowing generally east, then south through north-eastern British Columbia, Canada. The river rises at Pink Mountain, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of the Alaska Highway hamlet of the same name, and flows 240 kilometres (150 mi) generally east, then south, draining into the Peace River just downstream of Fort St. John. The river meanders mostly through the boreal forest and muskeg of the Peace Plain. Its major tributaries are the Doig and Blueberry Rivers.

The Triassic is a geologic period and system which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.9 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period 201.3 Mya. The Triassic is the first and shortest period of the Mesozoic Era. Both the start and end of the period are marked by major extinction events.

Coordinates: 56°56′59″N119°31′0″W / 56.94972°N 119.51667°W / 56.94972; -119.51667 (Doig, Alberta)

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