Columbia Icefield
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glacier, ice field
The Columbia Icefield is a surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains. The Athabasca is the most-visited glacier on the North American continent. Situated across from the Icefield Centre, its ice is in continuous motion, creeping forward at the rate of several centimetres per day.
Icefield Facts:
www.columbiaicefield.com/ice_cold_facts.asp
SAFETY NOTE: every year visitors fail to obey warning signs posted by Parks Canada to ensure public safety. This failure to obey signs consistently results in the pointless injury and death of visitors. Not only this but it burdens Parks Canada with the task of having to rescue the person or recover the body from the ice field putting Parks staff un-necessarily at risk. Please people, obey the signs, be safe, and don't venture out on to the glacier unless you have extensive mountaineering experience and have done your own due diligence to ensure your safety and the safety of your party.
www.avalanche.ca/
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Icefield Facts:
www.columbiaicefield.com/ice_cold_facts.asp
SAFETY NOTE: every year visitors fail to obey warning signs posted by Parks Canada to ensure public safety. This failure to obey signs consistently results in the pointless injury and death of visitors. Not only this but it burdens Parks Canada with the task of having to rescue the person or recover the body from the ice field putting Parks staff un-necessarily at risk. Please people, obey the signs, be safe, and don't venture out on to the glacier unless you have extensive mountaineering experience and have done your own due diligence to ensure your safety and the safety of your party.
www.avalanche.ca/
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Icefield
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°10'31"N 117°18'4"W
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