Meltwater flows out of the Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park. The water is brown with silt and glacial till

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Meltwater flows out of the foot of the Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park. The water is brown with silt and gravel in late summer conditions.

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Size: 5700px × 3800px
Location: Toe of the glacier trail, Columbia Icefields, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Photo credit: © Brian Van Tighem / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: None

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