Alberta
Capital
Edmonton
Edmonton
5.07M (Q1 2025)
661,848 km²
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Alberta is Canada's fourth-largest province at 661,848 km², with the Rocky Mountains along its western edge and prairie across the south. Edmonton is the capital. Calgary is the largest city. The province contains five national parks and six UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Two of Canada's most-visited national parks sit on Alberta's western flank, joined by the 232 km Icefields Parkway.
Alberta's western boundary follows the Continental Divide, with peaks above 3,500 m and glacier-fed lakes including Lake Louise and Moraine Lake.
Held every July since 1912, a 10-day rodeo and chuckwagon race that fills downtown Calgary.
Canada's richest dinosaur fossil beds, set in eroded prairie canyons. Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Capital city home to West Edmonton Mall and gateway to Alberta's northern boreal forest.
Alberta hosts six UNESCO sites, from the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks to Wood Buffalo and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
