Abee | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates:54°14′16″N113°01′40″W / 54.23778°N 113.02778°W /54.23778; -113.02778 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| Municipal district | Thorhild County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Thorhild County Council |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 27 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 780,587, 825 |
Abee is ahamlet inAlberta, Canada withinThorhild County.[2] It is located on theCanadian National Railway andHighway 63, approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast ofThorhild and 49 kilometres (30 mi) south ofBoyle. It has an elevation of 665 metres (2,182 ft).
The hamlet was named for A.B. Donley, lumber company manager.[3] Harry Buryn found theAbee meteorite, which is only example in the world of an EH4 impact-melt breccia meteorite, in June 1952 in his wheat field.[4]
The population of Abee according to the2009 municipal census conducted by Thorhild County is 27.[1]
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