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Big Point

Category : Point
 

Shown on federal government maps as early as 1884, the name is descriptive of the feature. The Hudson's Bay Company Fort Chipewyan post journal of 1822 makes reference to Grande Pointe.

Approximately 208 km north of Fort McMurray.

Location Name : Big Point
National Topographic System (NTS) : 74 L/10
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
NW-15-111-5-W4
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
58° 38' N 110° 46' W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume IV
Northern Alberta

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