Saskatchewan Glacier
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 Saskatchewan Glacier |
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| location | Alberta (Canada) | |
| Mountains | Canadian Rockies | |
| Type | Outlet glacier | |
| length | 15 km | |
| surface | 30 km² | |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 8 ′ N , 117 ° 12 ′ W | |
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| drainage | North Saskatchewan River | |
 This animation shows the glaciated area of the Columbia Ice Field in 1990 and 2000. The Saskatchewan Glacier is the large tongue-shaped glacier on the left. It has both shortened and thinned out during this period. |
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The Saskatchewan Glacier is a glacier located in Banff National Park in Alberta , the westernmost of Canada's Prairie Provinces , about 120 km from the city of Banff .
The Saskatchewan Glacier is an outlet glacier of the Columbia Icefield in the Canadian Rockies . The glacier is an important source of water for the North Saskatchewan River . It is about 15 km long and covers an area of 30 km². Between the years 1893 and 1953, the glacier receded by 1,364 m in the course of global glacier melt .