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2000s: Why water is such a unique substance and how it makes life on this planet possible.
Our Vanishing Glaciers
What you need to know before your trail
Written by one of the most respected experts in water and water-associated climate science and featuring stunning photography collected over the past four decades, Our Vanishing Glaciers explains and illustrates why water is such a unique substance and how it makes life on this planet possible.
Focusing on the Columbia Icefield, the largest and most accessible mass of ice straddling the Continental Divide in western North America, and featuring photographs, illustrations, aerial surveys and thermal imaging collected over more than 40 years of the author’s personal observations, the book reveals the stunning magnitude of glacial ice in western Canada.
Travel Guide
Columbia Icefield
The Columbia Icefield is the largest ice field in the Rocky Mountains of North America
It’s located in the Canadian Rockies beside the Continental Divide along the border of British Columbia and Alberta
The ice field lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff National Park and partly in the southern end of Jasper National Park.
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A) Canada - Columbia Ice Fields
A) Canada - Columbia Ice Fields
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Our Vanishing Glaciers
Destination: British Columbia, Alberta Author/Guide: Robert William Sandford Departure Time: 2000s
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