Athabasca Glacier
The Athabasca Glacier is a massive glacial toe to the expansive Columbia Icefield that sits on the British Columbia—Alberta border in Canada. It is the most accessible glacier in North America and offers visitors a chance to get up close and personal to an earth-shaping wonder. The Columbia Icefield is the largest icefield in the Canadian Rockies and covers around 230 sq km (89 sq mi) at depths up to 265 meters (1,200 ft). The Icefield forms a high altitude ice-cap that lies on a plateau. Athabasca Glacier sits at the base of several notable peaks such as Mount Athabasca, Andromeda, and Snow Dome. (Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada)
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