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Athabasca Falls is a Class 5 waterfall, with a total drop height of 24 m (79 ft) and a width of 46 m (151 ft). [1] A powerful, picturesque waterfall, Athabasca Falls is not known so much for its height as for its force, due to the large quantity of water falling into the gorge, which can be substantial even on a cold morning in the fall, when river levels tend to be at their lowest.
From about 1778, the Athabasca River, the Clearwater River, which enters the Athabasca River from the east at Fort McMurray, and the Methye Portage were part of a primary fur trade route from the Mackenzie River to the Great Lakes (see Canadian Canoe Routes (early)). A Hudson's Bay Company scow in the Athabasca River, c. 1910
Athabasca Falls: Athabasca River: 24 m (79 ft) 18 m (59 ft) Segmented Horsetail 6] Bow Falls: Bow River: 9 m (30 ft) 37 m (121 ft) ...
Athabasca / ˌ æ θ ə ˈ b æ s k ə / (2021 population 2,759), originally named Athabasca Landing, is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 145 km (90 mi) north of Edmonton at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 55 , on the banks of the Athabasca River .
Mount Athabasca is in the Columbia Icefield of Jasper National Park in Canada. The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie , who made the first ascent on August 18 of that year. [ 1 ] Athabasca is the Cree language name for "where there are reeds", which originally referred to Lake Athabasca .
Athabasca (also Athabaska) is an anglicized version of the Cree name for Lake Athabasca in Canada, āthap-āsk-ā-w (pronounced [aːθapaːskaːw]), meaning "grass or reeds here and there". Most places named Athabasca are found in Alberta , Canada.
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Mount Kerkeslin is a 2,984 m (9,790 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. [1] It is the highest peak of the Maligne Range. It is located in the south part of the Maligne Range, east of the Icefields Parkway and is visible from the Athabasca Falls lookout.