Banff
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In Canada:- Banff, AlbertaBanff, AlbertaBanff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....
, a town in Alberta, Canada- Banff AirportBanff AirportBanff Airport, , is located north northeast of Banff, Alberta, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
- Banff railway station (Alberta)Banff railway station (Alberta)Banff railway station in Banff, Alberta, Canada, is a railway station used by the Rocky Mountaineer and the Royal Canadian Pacific train service. The station is located on Canadian Pacific line....
- Banff National ParkBanff National ParkBanff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...
- Banff (provincial electoral district)Banff (provincial electoral district)Banff was a provincial electoral district, in south west Alberta, Canada.The riding has existed twice, the first incarnation was created in 1905 when Alberta formed as a province...
- Banff-CochraneBanff-CochraneBanff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here....
, another provincial electoral district
- Banff Airport
- Banff FormationBanff FormationThe Banff Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Devonian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.It takes the name from the town of Banff, Alberta, and was first described on the north-west slope of Mount Rundle, near Banff by E.M...
, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
In the United Kingdom:
- Banff, AberdeenshireBanff, AberdeenshireBanff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Banff is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Macduff across the estuary of the River Deveron...
, former royal burgh in Aberdeenshire (formerly Banffshire), Scotland- Banff (whisky distillery)Banff (whisky distillery)The Banff distillery was a producer of single malt Scotch whisky that operated between 1863 and 1983.-History:The first distillery to use the name "Banff" was built by James McKilligan & Co. in 1824 on Banff Bay in Inverboyndie. In 1837, ownership was transferred to Alex Mackay, and then, in 1852,...
, a distiller of malt whisky - BanffshireBanffshireThe County of Banff is a registration county for property, and Banffshire is a Lieutenancy area of Scotland.The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a local government county of Scotland with its own county council between 1890 and 1975. The county town was Banff although the largest...
(County of Banff) a traditional county - Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)Banffshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1983...
- Banff and BuchanBanff and BuchanBanff and Buchan is a committee area of the Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland.It has a population of 35,742 . Fishing and agriculture are important industries, together with associated processing and service activity....
, a modern committee area in Aberdeenshire - Lord BanffLord BanffLord Banff is an extinct or dormant title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 31 August 1642 for Sir George Ogilvy, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Forglen in the County of Banff, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 30 July 1627. He was succeeded by his son, the...
, title in the Peerage of Scotland - Banff railway station (Aberdeenshire) (originally known as Banff Harbour), a former (now closed) railway station of Banff
- Banff (whisky distillery)
- Banff BayBanff BayBanff Bay is a coastal embayment in Scotland situated between the towns of Banff, Aberdeenshire and Macduff, Aberdeenshire. The Burn of Myrehouse is one of the streams draining to Banff Bay...
, a coastal embayment in Scotland
See also
- Banff Trail, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Banff Mountain Film FestivalBanff Mountain Film FestivalThe Banff Mountain Film Festival is an international film competition and an annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, and environment. It was launched in 1976 as The Banff Festival of Mountain Films by The Banff Centre and is held every fall in Banff,...
- Banff World Television Festival