He len, Ma rjorie, Ru th, and Ka thleen. Ukalta , by Smoky Lake, was the name of the post office here from 1934 to 1964. The area was settled by people from the Ukraine who created the name from a combination of the names of their former homeland and their new province. Marwayne , near Lloydminster, was named using a combination of the first syllable in the name of the pioneer Marfleet family and the first syllable of their town of origin, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, England. Without geographical names, life would be quite difficult.
Geographical names act as precise and accurate indicators of space.
It would be pretty difficult to figure out which one you meant if they didn't have names. In addition, geographical names reflect our history, culture and the events, people and places that have had an impact on us. Officially no, but locally very possibly. Currently, the province of Alberta has just under 10,000 officially approved names. There are at least ten times that number of geographical features in the province.