Harmon Valley, Alberta

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Harmon Valley
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Location of Harmon Valley in Alberta
Coordinates: 56°07′00″N116°50′00″W / 56.11666°N 116.83329°W / 56.11666; -116.83329 Coordinates: 56°07′00″N116°50′00″W / 56.11666°N 116.83329°W / 56.11666; -116.83329
CountryFlag of Canada.svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Census division No. 17
Municipal district Northern Sunrise County
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
 • Governing body Northern Sunrise County Council
Elevation 635 m (2,083 ft)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)

Harmon Valley is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada.

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.

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The community was named for Daniel Harmon, a fur trader. [1]

The Harmon Valley Fair Grounds is hosts to the Harmon Valley Quad Rally. [2]

Administration

The community is located in census division No. 17. It is administered by Northern Sunrise County, and is represented by the Ward 1 - Harmon Valley / Reno councillor. [3]

Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit, below provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond to a county, a regional municipality or a regional district.

Division No. 17, Alberta Census division in Alberta in Canada

Division No. 17 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It spans the central and northwest portions of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Slave Lake. Division No. 17 is the largest census division in Alberta according to area and also has the lowest population density.

Northern Sunrise County Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located east of the Town of Peace River at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 688.

Geography

The community is located in the Heart River valley, approximately 25 km (16 mi) east of the Village of Nampa. It has an elevation of 635 meters (2,083 ft).

Heart River (Alberta) river in Canada

The Heart River is a river in northern Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Peace River.

Nampa, Alberta Village in Alberta, Canada

Nampa is a village in Northern Alberta located 27 km south of the Town of Peace River, along Highway 2. Heart River crosses the Highway 2 just north of community. Canadian National Railway owned railway traverses the village.

The Harmon Member of the Peace River Formation, a stratigraphic unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin is named for the community.

Peace River Formation

The Peace River Formation is a stratigraphical unit of middle Albian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres (540,000 sq mi) of Western Canada including southwestern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, Alberta, northeastern British Columbia and the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories. It consists of a massive wedge of sedimentary rock extending from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Canadian Shield in the east. This wedge is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) thick under the Rocky Mountains, but thins to zero at its eastern margins. The WCSB contains one of the world's largest reserves of petroleum and natural gas and supplies much of the North American market, producing more than 16,000,000,000 cubic feet (450,000,000 m3) per day of gas in 2000. It also has huge reserves of coal. Of the provinces and territories within the WCSB, Alberta has most of the oil and gas reserves and almost all of the oil sands.

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References

  1. ↑ ePodunk. "Harmon Valley, Alberta" . Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Harmon Valley Quad Rally" . Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  3. ↑ Northern Sunrise County. "Reeve and Council" . Retrieved 2010-10-17.
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