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Mercoal, Alta.
  • Mercoal, a former coal mining town, is located in the Yellowhead County of western Alberta, Canada. It was one of several communities along the historic Coal Branch segment of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (now part of the Canadian National Railway), which included Embarras, Robb, Coalspur, Coal Valley, Cadomin, Luscar, and Mountain Park.
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Mearns, Alta.
  • Mearns is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County. It is located approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Highway 2 and 31 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Edmonton's city limits.
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Mayerthorpe, Alta.
  • Mayerthorpe is a town in central Alberta, Canada, located approximately 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Edmonton at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail). The town is surrounded by Lac Ste. Anne County and is located within Alberta's Census Division No. 13.
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Maughan, Alta.
  • Maughan is a locality situtated within the County of Two Hills.
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Maskwacis, Alta.

Use for: Hobbema

  • Maskwacis known as Hobbema prior to 2014, is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada, a portion of which is designated a hamlet within Ponoka County.[3] A portion of the community is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada under its previous name of Hobbema. Maskwacis is located near the intersection of Highway 2A and Highway 611, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the City of Edmonton.
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Marwayne, Alta. 1 0
Marlboro, Alta.
  • Marlboro is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.[1] It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16), approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Edson. Sundance Provincial Park is located northwest of the hamlet.
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Marlboro, Alta. 1 0
Mannville, Alta.
  • Mannville is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of the Yellowhead Highway and Highway 881, approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Vermilion and 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Edmonton
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Ma-me-o Beach, Alta.
  • Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta, is a summer village located on the southeast shore of Pigeon Lake, in Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Edmonton.
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Luscar, Alta.
  • Luscar was at one time a coal mining town in western Alberta, Canada, although nothing remains of the town today. It was situated in the foothills of the Northern Rockies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of Cadomin along the Bighorn Highway (Highway 40), at the end of the CN Railway line.
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Lumni, Alta. 6 0
Lougheed, Alta.
  • Lougheed is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 94 km south-east of Camrose, along Highway 13.
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Lorraine, Alta.
  • Lorraine is a locality situated within Flagstaff Country.
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Lloydminster, Alta.
  • Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Lindale, Alta.
  • Lindale is a locality situated within Brazeau County in Alberta.
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Leduc, Alta. (2)
  • Leduc is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located 33 kilometres (21 mi) south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and is part of the Edmonton Capital Region metropolitan area.
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Lamoureux, Alta.
  • Lamoureux is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County.[1] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of Edmonton's city limits on the northern shore of the North Saskatchewan River, opposite the City of Fort Saskatchewan.
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Lamont, Alta. (1)
  • Lamont is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 15 and Highway 831.
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Lacombe, Alta.
  • Lacombe is a city in Alberta, Canada. It is located 24.6 kilometres (15.3 mi) north of Red Deer, the nearest major city, and 125 kilometres (78 mi) south of Edmonton, the nearest metropolitan area.
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