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Canada`s Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park Canada

Cody Bosnak

Saint Michael Catholic High School

Introduction : Glacier National Park of Canada protects , for all time , a portion of the Columbia Mountains Natural Region , in the interior wet belt of British Columbia . The steep , rugged mountains , warm , moist climate and wide variety of plant and animal life are typical of this natural region . The park protects unique stands of old-growth cedar and hemlock and critical habitat for threatened and endangered wildlife species such as the mountain caribou , mountain goat and grizzly bear The Rogers Pass

National Historic Site is located in Glacier National Park . Rogers Pass was so designated for its importance in the construction and development of the country 's first major national transportation route (Reference http /www .pc .gc .ca /pn-np /bc /glacier /index_e .asp . The Canadian glacier park is also very important because the Canadian pacific railways has several important routes through the terrain and hence is also very important economically . The park offers several activities to its visitors which will be mentioned later but the point that I want to make is that it is park which has a very rich history , a dynamic role in the economy and is beyond doubt a tourist attraction in itself

Activities : The activities that are carried out in the park are as listed below

Ski Touring

Hiking

Caving

Mountaineering

Wildlife Viewing

Huts

Fishing

Trail Conditions . Report (Reference http /www .pc .gc .ca /pn-np /bc /glacier /activ /index_e .asp

It is clear from these activities that this park has a vibrant and a dynamic feel to it and is ever growing . There are however restrictions on some of the activities but they can also be eased if a tourist wants to do so

Terrain and Climate : Glaciers cover much of the challenging terrain in the park , which is dominated by 10 peaks ranging from 8 ,530 to 11 ,120 feet (2600 to 3390 m ) in height

The steep , rugged mountains , warm , moist climate and wide variety of plant and animal life are typical of this natural region . The park protects unique stands of old-growth cedar and hemlock and critical habitat for threatened and endangered wildlife species such as the mountain caribou , mountain goat and grizzly bear

Peaks of the Hermit Range , the Bonney and Bostock Groups , the Van Horne Range , Purity Range , Dawson Range , and the especially challenging Sir Donald Range all lie wholly or in part within the park (Reference http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Glacier_National_Park_ (Canada

Roger Pass : Rogers Pass is a narrow valley surrounded by a number of mountains . It is formed by the headwaters of the Illecillewaet River to the west and by Beaver River to the east . Both of these rivers are tributaries of the Columbia River , which loops about 240 km around to the north of the pass . It was named after Major Rogers who first surveyed the pass

Rogers Pass is known for its winter snowfall , which amounts to about 10 m per year . Because of steep mountains...

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