topic:"Rocky Mountains, Canada" found 3 records - Research Collections

Abstract: Pertains to the history of Banff National Park. The author, Helen R. Belyea, provides a comprehensive description and glossary pertaining to the type of rocks that makes up the mountains in Banff National Park. Additionally, she highlights specific areas of geological interest such as, but not limited to the following: Hoodoos viewpoint, Sulphur Mountain, Lake Minnewanka, Mount Norquay and the Hot Springs. Due to the nature of the publication, that being a Geological Survey of Canada, the author includes an excerpt on rock formation for each area marked as one of geological interest.

Contents: The rocks (pg. 4); The building of the mountains (pg. 12); Mountain sculpture (pg.13); Drainage patterns (pg. 17); Glossary of terms (pg. 18); References (pg. 23); Local points of geological interest (pg. 24); Photographs (pg. 43)

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Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Department of Recreation and Conservation, Parks Branch

Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Department of Recreation and Conservation, Parks Branch

Subjects: British Columbia; Conservation; Provincial Parks; Rocky Mountains, Canada, North

Notes: Summary - "This report recommends to the Government of British Columbia establishment of a new Wilderness Provincial Park, in the northern Rocky Mountain Ranges

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