Behan is a locality in Alberta , Canada .
13-1836: This article is about the surname. For the locality in Canada, see Behan, Alberta . For the village in Iran, see Behan, Iran . Behan ( / ˈ b iː ə n / BEE -ən ; Irish : Ó Beacháin ) is a surname of Irish origin. It is the Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beachain ‘descendant of Beachain.’ A personal name from a diminutive of 'beach' Gaelic , meaning 'bee' in English. The name may refer to: Billy Behan (1911–1991), Irish footballer Brian Behan (1926–2002), Irish writer, brother of Brendan and Dominic Behan Brendan Behan (1923–1964), Irish writer, brother of Brian and Dominic Behan Denis Behan (born 1984), Irish footballer Dominic Behan (1928–1989), Irish writer, brother of Brendan and Brian Behan Janet Behan (born 1954), English writer, daughter of Brian Behan Joe Behan (born 1959), Irish politician John Behan (sculptor) (born 1938) John Clifford Valentine Behan (1881–1957), Australian academic Johnny Behan (1844–1912), American sheriff Kate Walker Behan (1851-1918), American club leader and philanthropist; wife of William J. Behan Margaret Behan (born 1948), Cheyenne elder Paudge Behan (born 1965), Irish actor, son of Brendan Behan's widow Petie Behan (1887–1957), American baseball player Simon Behan (died 2009), Irish Gaelic footballer Stephen Behan , father of Brendan, Brian and Dominic Behan William J. Behan (1840–1928), American politician See also [ edit ] Beahan [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
26-407: A singular gray fox ( Urocyon cinereoargenteus ) was recorded close to Lake Athabasca , and multiple vagrant birds including northern cardinals ( Cardinalis cardinalis ), wandering tattlers ( Tringa incana ), and northern wheatears ( Oenanthe oenanthe) . Alberta also has reports of wild boars ( Sus scrofa ) coming into the province. Highway 43 and Highway 2 pass through the southwest of
39-751: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a geographic region located in the Canadian province of Alberta . An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the centre of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor , including most of the province's landmass as well as its capital, Edmonton . Other schemes place Edmonton and its surrounding farmland in Central Alberta , limiting Northern Alberta to
52-630: Is also used by the University of Alberta to define eligibility for northern research grants. The region consists of aspen parkland in the south, grading to boreal forest and muskeg in the north. The southwest of the region is part of the Peace Country , an area that stretches into northeastern British Columbia consisting of fertile prairie , ranchland , and farmland along the Peace River and its tributaries. Northern Alberta
65-821: Is conserved by the Caribou Mountains Wildland Park . The adjacent Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada's largest protected area. Other tourist attractions in Northern Alberta include the Fort McMurray Historical Society-Heritage Park, Historic Dunvegan , Kimiwan Birdwalk and Interpretive Centre, Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory in the Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park , Muskoseepi Park , Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park , Willmore Wilderness Park and
78-741: Is crossed by the Peace River and the Athabasca River , both of which eventually convene to form the Slave River that ultimately drains into the Arctic Ocean via Great Slave Lake and the Mackenzie River within the Northwest Territories . Other major rivers are Wapiti , Smoky , Hay , Chinchaga , Petitot Rivers in the west, Wabasca River in the centre and Firebag , Beaver and Clearwater River in
91-408: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Behan, Alberta Behan took its name from a lake of the same name, which in turn has the name of the cook of a party of government surveyors. 55°16′01″N 111°26′07″W / 55.26692°N 111.43514°W / 55.26692; -111.43514 ( Behan, Alberta ) This Northern Alberta location article
104-1171: The Oil Sands Discovery Centre. Northern Alberta contains several diamond bearing diatremes associated with kimberlite fields, including the Buffalo Head Hills and Birch Mountains kimberlite fields which in turn form the Northern Alberta kimberlite province . Animals of Northern Alberta include the Mackenzie Valley gray wolf ( Canis lupus occidentalis ), British Columbian red fox ( Vulpes vulpes abietorum ), fishers ( Pekania pennanti ), American black bear ( Ursus americanus ), northwestern moose ( Alces alces anderson i), white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ), wood bison ( Bison bison athabascae ), groundhogs ( Marmota monax canadensis ), northern coyotes ( Canis latrans incolatus ), wolverines ( Gulo gulo ), and mountain lions ( Puma concolor ). Multiple elusive and out-of-range animals have been reported in this region, including
117-544: The boreal forests of this region. As of 2023, the region had a population of approximately 374,572. Various definitions exist of Northern Alberta's boundaries. The definition used by the Northern Alberta Development Council, an agency of the provincial government, includes the communities of Whitecourt , Athabasca , Saddle Lake , St. Paul , and Cold Lake , while excluding Hinton , Edson , Mayerthorpe , and Westlock . This definition
130-653: The surname Behan . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behan&oldid=1255694223 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Irish origin Anglicised Irish-language surnames Irish families Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from April 2022 Articles containing Irish-language text Articles with short description Short description
143-483: The east. Alberta's two largest waterbodies, Lake Athabasca and Lake Claire are located in the wetlands of northeastern Alberta , forming the Peace-Athabasca Delta , that drains through the Slave River towards the Arctic Ocean . The Caribou Mountains are an elevated plateau in the relatively flat Albertan north which provide core habitat for an endangered woodland caribou herd. This area
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#1732797595749156-506: The northern half of the province, where forestry , oil, and gas are the dominant industries. Its primary industry is oil and gas , with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca oil sands and Wabasca area in the east of the region. Natural gas is extracted in Peace region and Chinchaga - Rainbow areas in the west, and forestry and logging are also developed in
169-633: The region, this being the end of the CANAMEX corridor. Other important routes are the Mackenzie Highway and Bicentennial Highway in the northwest, the Northern Woods and Water Route in the southeast and Highway 63 in the east. Grande Prairie Airport , Peace River Airport , Fort Vermilion (Wop May Memorial) International Airport and Fort McMurray Airport are regional air transportation hubs. Northern Alberta's health region
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