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The Ice Plug, the 'end' of the cave, was discovered by Mike Boon during a controversial solo trip in the winter of 1970. Soon thereafter cavers helped produce The Longest Cave, a National Film Board production, during which some side passages were explored. The first woman to the Ice Plug at the end of Castleguard Cave was Jane Mulkewich.
The Wapta Icefield from Mistaya Mountain. The Wapta Icefield is a series of glaciers located on the Continental Divide in the Waputik Mountains of the Canadian Rockies, in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, [1] in Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies. [2]
An ice cave is any type of natural cave (most commonly lava tubes or limestone caves) that contains significant amounts of perennial (year-round) ice. At least a portion of the cave must have a temperature below 0 °C (32 °F) all year round, and water must have traveled into the cave’s cold zone.
Booming Ice Chasm is located on the Southern end of the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies, in Alberta. [2] [3] It is approximately 150 kilometre south-southwest of Calgary, Alberta and is situated near the summit of Mount Sentry [9] at an elevation of 2200 metres on the south-side ridge. [10]
Canyon Creek Ice Cave, also known as Bragg Creek Ice Cave or Moose Mountain Ice Cave, is a small ice cave in limestone located in Kananaskis Country near the community of Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada. Known to natives through prehistory, its 'discovery' is attributed to Stan Fullerton in 1905.
Pages in category "Ice fields of Alberta" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chaba Icefield;
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The Columbia Icefield is the largest ice field in North America's Rocky Mountains. [1] Located within the Canadian Rocky Mountains astride the Continental Divide along the border of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, the ice field lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff National Park and partly in the southern end of Jasper National Park.