Athabasca Glacier


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 per year and has receded more than km and lost over half of its volume in the past 125 years.


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Location: Columbia Icefield, Alberta
Photo credit: © Varinder Gill / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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