	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for May 26, 2012
Skip Navigation Home Asian Pacific American Heritage Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

| Share

Banff

Banff (bămf, bănf) [key], town (1991 pop. 5,688), SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., on the Bow River and the Trans-Canada Highway. A tourist center and winter resort established in the 1880s by the Canadian Pacific Railway, it is the headquarters of Banff National Park and gateway to Lake Louise. The Banff Center for Continuing Education is a noted fine-arts center.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on Banff from Infoplease:

Banffshire - Banffshire Banffshire or Banff,former county, NE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, ...
Banff: meaning and definitions - Banff: Definition and Pronunciation
Suggestions for spelling of encyclopedia/banff - The Infoplease spelling checker combines spelling help with our dictionary and thesaurus
Suggestions for spelling of encyclopedia/banff national park - The Infoplease spelling checker combines spelling help with our dictionary and thesaurus
Banff, former county, Scotland - Banff Banff, former county, Scotland: see Banffshire.

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Canadian Political Geography

Premium Partner Content

HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Banff

Holiday at the Banff School of Fine Arts: The Cinematic Production of Culture, Nature, and Nation in the Canadian Rockies, 1945-1952 (Journal of Canadian Studies)

A rough ride: automobiles in Banff National Park, 1905-1918 (1). (Alberta History)

Canadian TV festival reinvents its status.(The Road to Banff) (Video Age International)

Banff TV Festival: Expensively Rich.(Brief Article) (Video Age International)

Canada's TV Fest Probes Asian TV Market.(Banff Television Festival)(Brief Article) (Video Age International)

Banff Festival Focuses on German, Aussie TV.(Brief Article) (Video Age International)

Canada celebrates 20 years of TV in Banff.(Banff Television Festival; Banff, Alberta) (Video Age International)

Banff town expansion rejected. (Banff, Alberta) (Alternatives Journal)

Taking the waters in Banff, Alberta (CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal)

Saving Canada's wilderness - perhaps. (Banff National Park) (The Economist (US))

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.

A free, reliable Q&A site for homework help. Answerplease.com

24 X 7

Private Tutor

	24 x 7 Tutor Availability
	Unlimited Online Tutoring
	1-on-1 Tutoring

Explore Math Answers , Statistics Help