Location of Lake Louise in Alberta

Lake Louise is a hamlet located in the Canadian province of Alberta in Banff National Park. A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Banff National Park (ˈbæmf is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Canadian Rockies. It is named for the nearby Lake Louise, which in turn was named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, and the wife of Sir John Campbell, who was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. Lake Louise is a Lake in Alberta, Canada. The Glacial lake is located in Banff National Park, from the hamlet of Lake Louise The Princess Louise (Louise Caroline Alberta Marchioness of Lorne and Duchess of Argyll by marriage 18 March 1848 &ndash 3 December 1939 was a member of the Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland For other persons of the same name see John Campbell or Duke of Argyll. The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative The province of Alberta is also named for Princess Louise.

The hamlet of Lake Louise is part of Improvement District no. 9^[1] and is located beside the Trans-Canada Highway, 180 km (112 mi) west of Calgary. The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial Highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada The background of Lake Louise is filled with views of several snow-capped mountains including Mount Temple (3,543 m (11,624 ft)), Mount Whyte (2,983 m (9,787 ft)) and Mount Niblock (2,976 m (9,764 ft)). A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak Mount Temple is a Mountain in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Whyte is a Mountain in Alberta, Canada located in Banff National Park, near Lake Louise. Mount Niblock is a Mountain in Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. The village has a small shopping centre called "Samson Mall" which includes a park visitor centre, grocery store, bakery, sporting goods store, and fast-food establishments. A visitor center, centre (see Spelling differences) or visitor information centre may be A visitor center at a specific attraction A grocery store is a store established primarily for the Retailing of Food. A bakery (also called baker's or bakehouse) is an establishment which produces or/and sells Bread, pies pastries Cakes Biscuits Sports equipment is a general term for any object used for Sport or Exercise. Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly The ski area Lake Louise Mountain Resort is also located here. A ski area is a developed recreational facility usually on a Mountain or large Hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services Lake Louise Mountain Resort is a Ski resort located in Banff National Park, in the village of Lake Louise, Alberta.

Picture gallery

Lake Louise and the glacier in winter

Lake Louise in May with a bit of melting

Lake Louise and glacier

The lake with the Chateau

References

External links

• Parks Canada - Banff National Park

Coordinates: 51°25′51.9″N 116°11′04.0″W / 51.431083, -116.18444 (Lake Louise)