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References
- ↑ "Haddock". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 60.
- ↑ Harrison, Tracey (1994). Place Names of Alberta. Volume III: Central Alberta. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press. p. 111. ISBN 1-895176-44-1.
Coordinates: 53°48′50″N115°59′02″W / 53.814°N 115.984°W
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