Mountains and Scenery – Page 7

Gallery containing mountains and scenery (public domain) photos from the Canadian National Parks – Western Canada. The vast majority of mountains in Canada lie in the western provinces of British Columbia and Alberta and the Yukon Territory. Mountains can be found all over British Columbia while those in Alberta are mainly concentrated on the eastern side of the Canadian Rockies.

Kamloops lake near SavonaKootenay river - Kootenay national parkLake o'hara with Mt Huber  and Mt LafoyLumbermans arch and Stanley parkMactavish lakeMomma duck and babiesMountain road near Slamo creekMourning doveMt burgess - Yoho national parkMt burgess and Emerald lake at sunset - Yoho national parkMt cascade near BanffMt Finlayson and goldstream area

 

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries. Glaciers slowly deform and flow due to stresses induced by their weight, creating crevasses, seracs, and other distinguishing features. They also abrade rock and debris from their substrate to create landforms such as cirques and moraines. Glaciers form only on land and are distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water.

Mt huber - Yoho national parkMt Narat and Victoria glacierMt Ogden - Yoho national parkMt Robson 2Mt RobsonMt Rogers peaksMt Rundle - Banff national parkMt Shaughnessy near Rogers passMt Temple 3Mt Temple closeupMt TempleNear Devon, Alberta

 

On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges of every continent except Australia, and on a few high-latitude oceanic islands. Glacial ice is the largest reservoir of freshwater on Earth, supporting one third of the world’s population. Many glaciers store water during one season and release it later as meltwater, a water source that is especially important for plants, animals and human uses when other sources may be scant.

Near GoldenNear lake O'Hara - Yoho national parkNear MinnedosaNear Okanagan lakeNear Radium hot springs - Kootenay national parkNear RetallackNear Summit by Kamloops lakeNicola ValleyOkanagan countrysideOkanagan lake with reflectionsOysoyoos overviewPart of Moon lake

 

 

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