Moraine Lake
E392297
Moraine Lake is a glacially fed, vividly turquoise lake in the Canadian Rockies, renowned for its dramatic mountain backdrop and iconic status as one of Canada’s most photographed natural landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moraine Lake canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial lake
ⓘ
natural landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessBy |
bicycle
ⓘ
shuttle bus ⓘ tour bus ⓘ |
| accessRestricted | yes ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| color | turquoise ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceFromCalgary | approximately 190 kilometres by road ⓘ |
| distanceFromLakeLouiseVillage |
approximately 14 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 8.7 miles ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1884 metres above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 6181 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
Canadian postage stamps
ⓘ
former Canadian twenty-dollar banknote ⓘ |
| frozenDuring | winter ⓘ |
| governingBody | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | Rockpile Trail viewpoint ⓘ |
| inPhotographicIconographyOf | Canada ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic mountain backdrop
ⓘ
photography ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ vivid turquoise water ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
Banff National Park ⓘ Alberta’s Rocky Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Rockies
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
approximately 14 metres
ⓘ
approximately 46 feet ⓘ |
| near |
Lake Louise
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Louise village
|
| nearestMajorCity | Calgary ⓘ |
| outflow | Moraine Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Valley of the Ten Peaks ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
canoeing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| protectedUnder | Canada National Parks Act ⓘ |
| roadAccess | Moraine Lake Road ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 0.19 square miles
ⓘ
about 0.5 square kilometres ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Ten Peaks ⓘ |
| touristSeason | late spring to early fall ⓘ |
| vehicleAccessPolicy | private vehicles generally restricted during peak season ⓘ |
| waterSource | glacial meltwater ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.