
Columbia Icefields Meltwater Lake

by Gordon James
Title
Columbia Icefields Meltwater Lake
Artist
Gordon James
Medium
Photograph - Photography Digital
Description
The Columbia Icefield is the largest ice field in North America's Rocky Mountains. 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. It is about 325 square kilometres (125 sq mi) in area, 100 metres (330 ft) to 365 metres (1,198 ft) in depth and receives up to 7 metres (280 in) of snowfall per year.
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November 13th, 2022
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