Athabasca Glacier
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Athabasca Glacier is one of the most accessible and frequently visited glaciers in the Canadian Rockies, located along the Icefields Parkway in Alberta, Canada.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tourist attraction
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | unguided access discouraged due to safety concerns ⓘ |
| annualRetreatRate | several meters per year ⓘ |
| area | about 6 square kilometers ⓘ |
| belongsToDrainageBasin | Arctic Ocean basin via Athabasca and Mackenzie rivers ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| elevationMax | about 3000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| elevationMin | about 2000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| feedsRiver | Athabasca River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | eastern slopes of the Continental Divide ⓘ |
| glacierType | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| hazard |
crevasses
ⓘ
thin snow bridges ⓘ unstable ice ⓘ |
| length | about 6 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Icefields Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
Canadian Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ Jasper National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementDirection | northeast ⓘ |
| nearbyPeak |
Mount Andromeda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Athabasca NERFINISHED ⓘ Snow Dome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestHighway | Highway 93 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Jasper, Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Louise, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most visited glaciers in North America
ⓘ
high accessibility to visitors ⓘ rapid retreat due to climate change ⓘ |
| parentIceMass | Columbia Icefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia Icefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within a national park ⓘ |
| region | Western Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retreatObservedSince | late 19th century ⓘ |
| safetyManagement |
marked viewing areas
ⓘ
warning signs ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevasse fields
ⓘ
moraines ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
guided glacier tours
ⓘ
ice walking ⓘ snowcoach tours ⓘ |
| tourismFacility | Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewpoint | Icefields Parkway roadside viewpoints ⓘ |
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