Abee
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| Coordinates: 54°14′16″N 113°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 |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Thorhild County Council |
| Population
(2009)[1]
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| • Total | 27 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 780, 587, 825 |
Abee is a hamletinAlberta, Canada within Thorhild County.[2] It is located on the Canadian National Railway and Highway 63, approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast of Thorhild and 49 kilometres (30 mi) south of Boyle. 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 the Abee 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 the 2009 municipal census conducted by Thorhild County is 27.[1]
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