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4 unusual facts about 114th meridian west


114th meridian

114th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

Alberta Highway 779

It runs on the Fifth Meridian (Range Road 10) for its entire length, which was surveyed as 114° Longitude in the Dominion Land Survey, and used by the Alberta Township System.

Barlow Trail

Barlow Trail is run roughly where the fifth meridian lies in the Dominion Land Survey; the road is named for Noel Barlow, a Calgarian who served as the ground crewman to Douglas Bader, a Royal Air Force flying ace in World War II.

Kenora—Rainy River

It initially consisted of the parts of the territorial districts of Kenora and Rainy River lying west of the fifth meridian passing between the townships of Melgund and Revell.


Dominion Land Survey

The Fifth Meridian at 114° west, which runs through Calgary, Alberta (Barlow Trail is built mostly on the meridian) and Stony Plain, Alberta (48th Street).


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