Where is Morecambe, Alberta located?

Morecambe is located in Alberta, Canada, at approximate coordinates 53.6638°, -111.4686°.

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Morecambe

Albertahamlet

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Founded

1889

Elevation6 m

Land area2145.35 km²

Coordinates53.66°, -111.47°

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City facts

Founded

1889

Elevation

6 m

Area

2145.35 km²

Official website

morecambe.gov.uk

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Overview

Morecambe sits in Alberta, Canada and is identified as a hamlet. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 53.664°, -111.469°. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,277 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

History

In 1846, the Morecambe Harbour and Railway Company was formed to build a harbour on Morecambe Bay, close to the fishing village of Poulton-le-Sands, and a connecting railway. By 1850, the railway linked to Skipton, Keighley and Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and a settlement began to grow around the harbour and railway to service the port and as a seaside resort. The settlement expanded to absorb Poulton and the villages of Bare and Torrisholme. The settlement started to be referred to as "Morecambe", possibly after the harbour and railway. In 1889, the new name was officially adopted. Morecambe was a thriving seaside resort in the mid-20th century. It was home to the largest Pontins resort in the country. Pontins closed in 1993. While the resort of Blackpool attracted holiday-makers predominantly from the Lancashire mill towns, Morecambe had more visitors from Yorkshire (due to its railway connection) and Scotland. Mill workers from Bradford and further afield in West Yorkshire would holiday at Morecambe, with some retiring there. This gave Morecambe the nickname "Bradford on Sea". Between 1956 and 1989, it was the home of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest. Morecambe suffered a decades-long decline after a series of incidents that damaged tourism and the local economy. Two piers were lost: West End Pier was partly washed away in a storm in November 1977, and the remnants were demolished in 1978; Central Pier, damaged by fire in 1933, was removed in 1992. In 1994, The World of Crinkley Bottom attraction in Happy Mount Park closed only thirteen weeks after opening. The ensuing Blobbygate scandal, a financial disaster after projected visitor numbers did not materialise, led to a legal battle between Lancaster City Council and TV star Noel Edmonds,…

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