Athabasca Glacier - Drumheller (Alberta)

Province: Alberta

City: Drumheller


The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal 'toes' of the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian Rockies.

The glacier currently loses depth at a rate of about 5 metres. The Athabasca Glacier has receded 1.5 km and lost over half of its volume in the past 125 years.

It is the most-visited glacier in North America

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