Abee facts for kids

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Hamlet
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	13
Municipal district	Thorhild County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Population (2009)
• Total	27
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	780, 587, 825

Abee is a small community called a hamlet in Alberta, Canada. It is located within Thorhild County. You can find Abee along the Canadian National Railway and Highway 63. It is about 16 kilometers (10 miles) northeast of Thorhild. Abee is also about 49 kilometers (30 miles) south of Boyle. The hamlet sits at an elevation of about 665 meters (2,182 feet) above sea level.

History of Abee

The hamlet of Abee was named after A.B. Donley. He was a manager for a lumber company.

The Abee Meteorite

This is the only piece ever found of the Abee meteorite. It's a special type of space rock called a brecciated enstatite chondrite. You can see it at the American Museum of Natural History.

A very special event happened near Abee in June 1952. A farmer named Harry Buryn found a rare meteorite in his wheat field. This space rock is known as the Abee meteorite.

What makes it so special? It is the only example in the world of a specific type of meteorite. Scientists call it an "EH4 impact-melt breccia meteorite." This means it's a unique kind of rock from space. It was formed when different pieces of space rock were melted together by a powerful impact.

Population

According to a count done by Thorhild County in 2009, the population of Abee was 27 people.

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