Montana–Alberta border area
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The Montana–Alberta border area is a sparsely populated, largely rural region along the Canada–United States boundary where the Canadian province of Alberta meets the U.S. state of Montana, characterized by prairie landscapes, ranching, and cross-border river systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montana–Canada border | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
rural area ⓘ |
| borderDefinedBy | 49th parallel north ⓘ |
| borderEstablishedBy | Convention of 1818 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersProvince | Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersState | Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderSurveyedBy | International Boundary Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateClassification | semi-arid ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Glacier National Park (Montana)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waterton Lakes National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBorderBetween |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossedByRiver |
Belly River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milk River NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Mary River NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterton River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedByAgency |
Canada Border Services Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Customs and Border Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
Carway–Piegan Border Crossing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coutts–Sweetgrass Border Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ Del Bonita Border Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ Wild Horse Border Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cold winters
ⓘ
continental climate ⓘ largely rural ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ warm summers ⓘ |
| hasDominantLandUse |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
grain cultivation ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cross-border trade
ⓘ
dryland farming ⓘ oil and gas extraction ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType |
foothills
ⓘ
prairie ⓘ |
| hasNearbyUrbanCenter |
Great Falls, Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lethbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportationRoute |
Alberta Highway 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 89 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion |
Western Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion |
Canadian Prairies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEcoregion | Northern mixed-grass prairie ⓘ |
| partOfHydrologicalBasin |
Missouri River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saskatchewan River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Montana–Canada border