Abee

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Abee is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Thorhild County. It is located on the Canadian National Railway and Highway 63, approximately 16 km northeast of Thorhild and 49 km south of Boyle. It has an elevation of 665 m.

History

The hamlet was named for A.B. Donley, lumber company manager. Harry Buryn found the Abee meteorite, which is only example in the world of an EH4 impact-melt breccia meteorite, in June 1952 in his wheat field.

Demographics

The population of Abee according to the 2009 municipal census conducted by Thorhild County is 27.

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