An ice field (also called an icefield) is a flat land area (or a basin surrounded by mountains) covered by ice, usually formed by long periods of snow. Greenland and Antarctica possess continental sized icefields. A fresh snowfall in Colorados (USA) high forests. ... Dymaxion map by Buckminster Fuller shows land mass with minimal distortion as only one continuous continent A continent (Latin continere, to hold together) is a large continuous land mass. ...
A typical but much smaller North American icefield is the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, near the road between Banff, Alberta and Jasper. Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield, Canadian Rockies. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) Land 925,186 km² Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) Land 642,317 km² Water 19,531 km² (2. ... Banff (51°10′ N 115°33′ W Elevation: 4800 feet) is the largest town situated within Banff National Park above the Bow Falls just before the junction of the Bow River and Spray Rivers and is known for its mountainous surroundings and hot springs. ... Jasper is a town within Jasper National Park in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
An icefield (also spelled icefield or ice cap although the latter actaully refers to something different) is an area less than 50,000 km² (19,305 mile²) of ice often found in the colder climates and higher altitudes of the world where there is sufficient precipitation[1].
Icefields are formed by a large accumulation of snow which, through years of compression and freezing, turns into ice.
Glaciers often form on the edges of icefields serving as a gravity-propelled drain on the icefield which is in turn replenished by the icefield’s snowfall.
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