Cavendish, Alberta Explained

Cavendish
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:CAN AB Special Area 2 # Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Cavendish in Special Area No. 2
Coordinates:50.8194°N -110.451°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:No. 4
Subdivision Type4:Special Area
Subdivision Name4:Special Area No. 2
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Special Areas Board
Elevation M:791
Timezone1:Mountain Time Zone
Utc Offset1:-7
Timezone1 Dst:Mountain Time Zone
Utc Offset1 Dst:-6

Cavendish is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the Special Areas Board.

The hamlet has the name of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, 11th Governor General of Canada.[1]

A marsh in Cavendish was the location of Alberta's first record of a Common crane on December 11, 1957.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 31.
  2. Edwards . Ernest P. . Earlier Photographic Records of the Common Crane (Grus grus) for North America - in Alberta, Canada. . . July 1959 . 76 . 3 . 358 . 26 July 2024.