Athabasca Glacier
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Area | 6 |
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Provinces | Alberta |
Did you know | There are trips to the Icefields and the Athabasca Glacier that go from both Banff and Jasper National Park. |
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ID | 917705 |
About Athabasca Glacier
The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal 'toes' of the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian Rockies. The glacier currently recedes at a rate of about 5 metres per year and has receded more than 1. 5 km and lost over half of its volume in the past 125 years.