Crown of the Continent

CROWN OF THE CONTINENT is the name given to the extreme southeast corner of BC and the neighbouring parts of Alberta and the US. A region of high, alpine-glaciated mountains (see GLACIATION), it includes Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Glacier National Park in Montana and the AKAMINA–Kishinena Recreation Area (109.22 sq km) in BC. This is an extremely important continental transition zone, with watersheds draining from the area to the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Rare...

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