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The Dominion Land Survey System was initiated by the Canadian Government in 1869 for settlement purposes. This system with variations are used in various areas throughout the world and in the United States. In Western Canada the survey extends from the First Meridian ( 97? 27' 28.41" W) in Manitoba to the Seventh Meridian (122? 00' 00" W) in British Columbia.

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DNAL NEE R G

RUSSIA

N

ICELAND

SEUVNSITTEAETDNESTH MERIDI Inuvik AN Cambridge Bay

FIRST MERIDIAN

TERYRIUTKOORNY

SASKATCHEWAN

Whitehorse

Frobisher

N O R T H W E S T T E R R I T O R I E S Bay

Yellowknife

Rankin Inlet

Ft. Nelson

Ft. Smith

BRITISH Ft.

Uranium

COLUMBIAVermilion City

Prince George

ALBERTA

MANITOBA

EW N F O Goose U Bay

Nanaimo

Kamloops Edmonton

Victoria

ONTARIO Vancouver

KelownaCalgSarayskatoon

L. WinnipegosisHudsoLn. Winnipeg

Seattle

Moose Jaw

Regina

Brandon

L. Manitoba

Winnipeg

Moosonee Kapuskasing

QUEBEC

Chicoutimi

Qu?bec

Timmons

Shawinigan

CANADA

Billings

Bismarck

L. Superior

Montreal L. Huron

0 50 100 200 300 400 500 600 MI.

50 200

400

600 KM.

Capital-

0 100

300

500

Provincial/Territorial Capital-

Administrative Center-

L. Michigan Minneapolis

UNITED STATES

Toronto

Ottawa

Boston L. Ontario L. Erie

Chicago Detroit

New York

NOVA SCOTIA

PRINCE

EDWARD

NEW I.

3

BRUNS-

WICK

2

1

1 Fredericton 2 Halifax

3 Charlottetown

DNALDN

St. John's

The Area of the Western Canada Survey

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7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st meridian

ALBERTA

122?W 118?W 114?W 110?W 106?W 102?W 97?27'28.41W

A closer look of the 7 meridians

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Why was 97? 27' 28.41" chosen as the beginning of the survey , you ask?

Observations were taken near Pemberton, Manitoba in 1869 to determine the 49th parallel for the Canada-US border. The starting point for the First Meridian was begun 10 miles west of Pemberton to avoid already settled properties. The Second Meridian was established on the 102?W Longitude, just inside the Saskatchewan border, and then every 4 ? W thereafter.

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Let's look at SASK.

3rd Meridian just West of Prince Albert

Alberta Border

4th Merid3iradnMeri2dniadnMeridian

Alberta Border

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Now for a closer look into how Townships, Ranges and Sections work..........

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Starting at the US border Township lines run parallel across Saskatchewan every 6 miles apart.

US Border - 49th Parallel

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