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Brule Point

Category : Point
 

From the French brûlé meaning "burnt", apparently after stands of burned timber noticed along its shores. The name was recorded in 1892 by the Geological Survey of Canada as Point Brûlée(sic).

Approximately 77 km south-west of Fort McMurray.

Location Name : Brule Point
National Topographic System (NTS) : 84 A/10
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
10-87-17-W4
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
56° 32' N 112° 35' W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume IV
Northern Alberta

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