单词 | fort mcmurray |
释义 | Fort McMurrayFort Mc·Mur·rayF0271900 (mĭk-mûr′ē, -mŭr′ē)Fort McMurrayFort McMurray,former city, now part of the regional municipality of Wood BuffaloWood Buffalo,regional municipality (2011 pop. 65,565), 24,571 sq mi (63,637 sq km), NE Alta., Canada, inc. 1995. Formed by Fort McMurray's amalgamation with Improvement District No. ..... Click the link for more information. , NE Alta., Canada. Originally a fur-trading post on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers, Fort McMurray was a town of 1,200 when mining of Alberta's oil sands began in 1964. In 1995 the city of Fort McMurray was amalgamated with the vastly larger but sparsely populated surrounding rural area to create Wood Buffalo. It is an important river port and transshipment point for the Northwest Territories. In 2016 a massive wildfire forced the evacation of Fort McMurray and neighboring areas, and destroyed about one tenth of all buildings. |
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