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Marble Canyon' surrounds Tokumm Creek just above its confluence with the Vermilion River, at the north end of Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia. [1] South of the canyon on Highway 93 is Numa Falls on the Vermilion River.
Marble Canyon Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, established in 1956 to protect Marble Canyon, a limestone formation at the south end of the Marble Range. In 2001 the park was expanded to 355 hectares to include all of Pavilion Lake due to the presence of microbialites, a type of stromatolite important to research ...
The canyon's name comes from the brilliant limestone of its walls. The bedrock is microcrystalline limestone (sedimentary rock) rather than marble (metamorphic rock).The native name of the canyon in the Shuswap language is, when referring to the whole, sxmeltám, possibly referring to "Indian doctors", [2] while the name for the area of Crown and Turquoise Lakes and the provincial campground ...
Kootenay National Park is a national park of Canada in southeastern British Columbia. The park consists of 1,406 km 2 (543 sq mi) of the Canadian Rockies , including parts of the Kootenay and Park mountain ranges , the Kootenay River and the entirety of the Vermilion River .
Located in Banff National Park. It is longest cave in Canada. The cave entrance is gated and requires permission from Parks Canada to enter. Cave and Basin Alberta: 1,403 [3] Located in the town of Banff. The cave consists of a tunnel blasted through to a natural cavern containing hot springs. Has an entry fee. Cave Falls Ontario: Located in ...
Pages in category "Marble caves" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Great Basin National Park; Grønnligrotta; M. Marble Cave, Kosovo; N.
Canada's national parks system celebrated its centennial in 1985, on the anniversary of the order-in-council that established the original reserve around the Cave and Basin. On 20 August of that year, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and consort of the Queen of Canada, unveiled the National Historic Site plaque. [1]
Marble River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. [1] The park is located on northern Vancouver Island. It is 14.19 km 2 (5.48 sq mi) in area. The park protects an eagle nesting habitat near Quatsino Narrows in Quatsino Sound, a steelhead fishery, and an extensive waterfowl habitat. A 4.2 km (2.6 mi)-long biking or ...