Athabasca Falls
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Athabasca Falls is a powerful, scenic waterfall on the Athabasca River in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, renowned for its forceful flow and dramatic canyon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athabasca Falls canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural feature
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ waterfall ⓘ |
| accessedByRoad |
Highway 93A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Icefields Parkway section ⓘ
surface form:
Icefields Parkway
|
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1338 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| flowCharacteristic |
high volume
ⓘ
strong current ⓘ |
| frozenInSeason | winter ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | limestone canyon ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Rocky Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Rockies
|
| hasInfrastructure |
fenced viewpoints
ⓘ
parking area ⓘ trail network ⓘ viewing platforms ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Athabasca River canyon
ⓘ
Icefields Parkway section ⓘ
surface form:
Icefields Parkway viewpoints
|
| hazard |
dangerous currents
ⓘ
slippery rocks ⓘ steep canyon walls ⓘ |
| height | about 23 metres ⓘ |
| knownFor |
carved potholes and rock formations
ⓘ
dramatic canyon ⓘ powerful flow ⓘ scenic views ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Rockies
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Jasper National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Athabasca River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Athabasca River ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Jasper, Alberta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Athabasca River
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabasca River watershed
|
| popularSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| provinceOrState | Alberta ⓘ |
| region | Western Canada ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
guided tours
ⓘ
photography ⓘ short hiking ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| watercourse | Athabasca River ⓘ |
| waterfallType |
block waterfall
ⓘ
cascade waterfall ⓘ |
| width | about 18 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.