Saskatchewan Glacier | |
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Location | Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates | 52°08′19″N 117°11′36″W / 52.138546°N 117.193222°W |
Area | 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi) |
Length | 13 kilometres (8 mi) |
Status | Receding |
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The Saskatchewan Glacier is located in
Banff National Park,
Alberta,
Canada, approximately 120 km (75 mi) northwest of the town of
Banff, and can be accessed from the
Icefields Parkway. Saskatchewan Glacier is the largest outflow glacier from the
Columbia Icefield, which rests along the
Continental Divide. The glacier is a primary water source for the
North Saskatchewan River. The glacier is approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long and covers an area of 30 km2 (11.5 mi2) and was measured in 1960 to be over 400 metres (1,310 ft) thick at a distance of 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the terminal snout.
[1] Between the years 1893 and 1953, Saskatchewan Glacier had receded a distance of 1,364 metres (4,475 ft), with the rate of retreat between the years 1948 and 1953 averaging 55 metres (180 ft) per year.
[1] The glacier, which flows northeast, exhibits a prominent medial morraine.
[2]
Saskatchewan Glacier | |
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Location | Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates | 52°08′19″N 117°11′36″W / 52.138546°N 117.193222°W |
Area | 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi) |
Length | 13 kilometres (8 mi) |
Status | Receding |
|
The Saskatchewan Glacier is located in
Banff National Park,
Alberta,
Canada, approximately 120 km (75 mi) northwest of the town of
Banff, and can be accessed from the
Icefields Parkway. Saskatchewan Glacier is the largest outflow glacier from the
Columbia Icefield, which rests along the
Continental Divide. The glacier is a primary water source for the
North Saskatchewan River. The glacier is approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long and covers an area of 30 km2 (11.5 mi2) and was measured in 1960 to be over 400 metres (1,310 ft) thick at a distance of 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the terminal snout.
[1] Between the years 1893 and 1953, Saskatchewan Glacier had receded a distance of 1,364 metres (4,475 ft), with the rate of retreat between the years 1948 and 1953 averaging 55 metres (180 ft) per year.
[1] The glacier, which flows northeast, exhibits a prominent medial morraine.
[2]