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Regina (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 104 38 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -104.6333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in south central Saskatchewan; was in Cree hunting grounds; modern town was founded with coming of railroad; industries include oil, gas, potash refining, food processing & manufacturing; noted for nearby resort area at Last Mountain Lake. |
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| Regina (preferred,C,V,O,English-P,U,N)
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............ | renamed in 1882, after Latin word for "queen" in honor of Victoria |
| Oskana (H,V,Cree,U,N)
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............ | Cree name for the place |
| Pile O'Bones (H,V)
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| Wascana (H,V)
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............ | derived from Cree name Oskana by explorer Captain John Palliser who visited site in 1857 |
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Regina (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1882 on Cree Indian site, incorporated in 1903 |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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since 1905 |
| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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center for roads, railways & air traffic |
| educational center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Northwest Territories, 1883-1905 |
| regional capital (C) |
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