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2. Athabasca Glacier - Wikipedia

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   The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal 'toes' of the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian Rockies.The glacier currently loses depth at a rate of about 5 metres (16 ft) per year [2] and has receded more than 1.5 km (0.93 mi) and lost over half of its volume in the past 125 years.

3. List of glaciers in Canada - Wikipedia

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   Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta.. A comprehensive list of glaciers in Canada began with glacial surveys by the Water Survey of Canada (WSC) from 1945 to 1980, [1] including an inventory begun for the International Geophysical Year (1957–58) and contributions to the World Glacier Inventory (WGI, now part of the World Glacier Monitoring Service) for the International ...

4. Columbia Icefield - Wikipedia

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   The Columbia Icefield is the largest ice field in North America's Rocky Mountains. [1] Located within the Canadian Rocky Mountains astride the Continental Divide along the border of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, the ice field lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff National Park and partly in the southern end of Jasper National Park.

5. Glacier National Park (Canada) - Wikipedia

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   Glacier National Park is part of a system of 43 parks and park reserves across Canada, and one of seven national parks in British Columbia.Established in 1886, the park encompasses 1,349 km 2 (521 sq mi), and includes a portion of the Selkirk Mountains, which are part of the larger grouping of mountains, the Columbia Mountains.

6. Glacier Peak (Canadian Rockies) - Wikipedia

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   Glacier Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen in reference to the glacier on the northern side of the mountain.

7. Peyto Glacier - Wikipedia

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   The Peyto Glacier is situated in the Canadian Rockies in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, approximately 90 km (56 mi) northwest of the town of Banff, and can be accessed from the Icefields Parkway.