
Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

by Neale And Judith Clark
Title
Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Artist
Neale And Judith Clark
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Early morning light on the Victoria glacier at the head of Lake Louise Banff national Park Alberta Canada North America
Lake Louise (named Ho-run-num-nay (Lake of the Little Fishes) by the Stoney Nakota First Nations people) is a glacial lake within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the Hamlet of Lake Louise and the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1).
Lake Louise is named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848–1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and the wife of the Marquess of Lorne, who was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.
The turquoise colour of the water comes from rock flour carried into the lake by melt-water from the glaciers that overlook the lake. The lake has a surface of 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) and is drained through the 3 km long Louise Creek into the Bow River.
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January 13th, 2020
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