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Peter Smith
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LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta.
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Alberta, most westerly of Canada’s three Prairie Provinces, occupying the continental interior of the western part of the country. To the north the 60th parallel (latitude 60° N) forms its boundary with the Northwest Territories, to the east the 110th meridian (longitude 110° W) forms the boundary…
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