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Record 1 2007-09-07

English

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  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

To travel the Icefields Parkway is to experience one of Canada's national treasures and most rewarding destinations. Stretching 230 km (142 mi.) between Lake Louise and the town of Jasper, the parkway offers easy access to one of the most spectacular mountain landscapes on Earth. This is a world-class journey through the heart of the Canadian Rockies, a vast wilderness of magnificent peaks, ancient glaciers, pristine mountain lakes and broad sweeping valleys.

OBS

The Icefields Parkway (French Promenade des Glaciers), also known as Alberta Highway 93, is a scenic road in Alberta, Canada. It parallels the Continental Divide, traversing the rugged landscape of the Canadian Rockies. It is within Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, linking Lake Louise and Jasper. The parkway, 230 kilometres (143 miles) in length, was completed in 1940; it is named for the features such as the Columbia Icefield which are visible while traveling the parkway.

French

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