Beautiful Sunset viewed from Downtown Edmonton
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- Capital City of Alberta
- Canada's 5th-largest city and the second-biggest west of Toronto
- City population: 714,000 (approximate)
- Greater Edmonton population: slightly over 1 million
- Nickname "Oil Capital of Canada"
- Second most diverse city of Canada with GDP of 6.2%
- Major attractions:
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Typical August weather:
- Temperature: 11°C - 22°C
- Average precipitation: 7 cm
- Current Edmonton weather info:
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Edmonton is approximately:
- 300 km North of Calgary
- 400 km North-east of Banff
- 360 km East of Jasper, and
- 1200 km East of Vancouver.
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Aurora viewed from Downtown Edmonton
Prime viewing of aurora borealis (northern light) in Edmonton night
sky (shown above) is between August to early October.
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Other interesting links of Edmonton:
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