Jasper, Alberta

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Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. It is the commercial center of Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies in the Athabasca River valley.

Jasper is 362 km (225 mi), or approximately 3 1/2 hours west of Edmonton. Jasper is 290 km (180 mi) north of Banff, Alberta, with the Icefields Parkway connecting the Jasper townsite to Lake Louise in Banff National Park. It was established as a specialized municipality on Jul 20, 2001 and the governance of Jasper is shared between the Municipality of Jasper and Parks Canada Agency.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper,_Alberta
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Coordinates:   52°52'51"N   118°5'13"W
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