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Glacier National Park

park, British Columbia, Canada

park in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, lying in the heart of the Selkirk Mountains, within the great northern bend of the Columbia River, east of Revelstoke. Established in 1886, it occupies an area of 521 square miles (1,349 square km). Majestic snowcapped peaks, such as Hermit, Cheops, Grizzly, Sifton, Grant, Avalanche, and Sir Donald, flanked by immense ice fields and glaciers, form an impressive alpine panorama, with canyons, turbulent rivers, waterfalls, and flower-filled meadows. Outstanding features are the Illecillewaet Glacier, which has an area of 10 square miles (26 square km) and falls more than 3,500 feet (1,100 m) from its névé (partially compacted snow at its upper end), and the Nakimu Caves in the Cougar Valley. The park is crossed by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway.

park, Montana, United States

national park set in a scenic Rocky Mountain (Rocky Mountains) wilderness in northwestern Montana, U.S., adjoining the Canadian border and Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park. The two parks together compose the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, dedicated in 1932. Glacier National Park was established in 1910 and encompasses 1,013,572 acres (410,178 hectares). The park has many active glaciers. Mountains, lakes, cirques, and valleys all show the effects of the ice sheet that formerly covered the region. The park straddles the Continental Divide (great ridge of the Rocky Mountains that marks the boundary between westward Pacific drainage and eastward Atlantic drainage), with the forests concentrated on the western slopes because of the heavier rainfall there. Alpine meadows that blossom with wildflowers in summer are common at higher elevations.

词条	Glacier National Park
释义	Glacier National Park park, British Columbia, Canada park in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, lying in the heart of the Selkirk Mountains, within the great northern bend of the Columbia River, east of Revelstoke. Established in 1886, it occupies an area of 521 square miles (1,349 square km). Majestic snowcapped peaks, such as Hermit, Cheops, Grizzly, Sifton, Grant, Avalanche, and Sir Donald, flanked by immense ice fields and glaciers, form an impressive alpine panorama, with canyons, turbulent rivers, waterfalls, and flower-filled meadows. Outstanding features are the Illecillewaet Glacier, which has an area of 10 square miles (26 square km) and falls more than 3,500 feet (1,100 m) from its névé (partially compacted snow at its upper end), and the Nakimu Caves in the Cougar Valley. The park is crossed by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway. park, Montana, United States national park set in a scenic Rocky Mountain (Rocky Mountains) wilderness in northwestern Montana, U.S., adjoining the Canadian border and Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park. The two parks together compose the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, dedicated in 1932. Glacier National Park was established in 1910 and encompasses 1,013,572 acres (410,178 hectares). The park has many active glaciers. Mountains, lakes, cirques, and valleys all show the effects of the ice sheet that formerly covered the region. The park straddles the Continental Divide (great ridge of the Rocky Mountains that marks the boundary between westward Pacific drainage and eastward Atlantic drainage), with the forests concentrated on the western slopes because of the heavier rainfall there. Alpine meadows that blossom with wildflowers in summer are common at higher elevations.
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