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2016/07/15

Athabasca Glacier (Jasper National Park)

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Athabasca Glacier, located in Jasper National Park, is a partial glacier spilling from Columbia Icefield, the largest ice field in the Canadian Rockies.

Icefield Center across from Athabasca Glacier, is a base of glacier tourism. 

The white area between mountains is the Athabasca Glacier.


the Athabasca Glacier is 6km long, 1km wide. and the maximum ice thickness is 300m.

video ( 60 sec )    Landscape seen from the Icefield Center.

Heading to the snowmobile stop by shuttle bus.

Approaching to the snowmobile bound for the Athabasca Glacier.

This big snowmobile is referred to as snowcoach.

The big tires of snowcoach are 1.5m high.

The inside of the snowcoach.

Approaching to the glacier.

Moraine deposited on the edge of glacier, is a mass of rocks carried down by glacier.



Standing on the Athabasca Glacier.

Crowding with many tourists on the glacier.


Glacier water flowing on the glacier.  Tourists drink it or pack in plastic bottle.

video ( 8 sec )    Glacier water flowing on the glacier.



video ( 57 sec )     Look around the Athabasca Glacier.



A bighorn sheep on the roadside.

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