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Angel Glacier

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49: 79: 109: 29: 1634: 1577: 116: 86: 56: 252: 248:. It is named as such because it has the appearance of an angel with out-swept wings. It was significantly larger when it was named in the 19th-century and is melting rapidly. It is not expected to maintain its shape, and will most likely disappear. 48: 853: 1256: 1618: 1032: 833: 1261: 171: 78: 1530: 1708: 1679: 336: 1042: 1497: 1326: 1291: 293: 989: 984: 1611: 1281: 1185: 1301: 1151: 108: 1672: 1306: 1251: 1604: 1286: 1156: 808: 750: 639: 469: 1009: 1343: 1336: 1271: 1200: 1096: 878: 329: 1713: 1703: 1331: 1296: 1698: 1665: 1535: 1316: 1311: 1215: 1081: 699: 164: 1405: 1321: 1205: 1190: 1180: 729: 1466: 1220: 1175: 1037: 734: 719: 674: 594: 424: 268: 1266: 959: 714: 569: 514: 322: 1525: 1446: 1375: 1225: 1210: 669: 664: 409: 298: 288: 1451: 1436: 614: 529: 484: 404: 1481: 1365: 1276: 1071: 757: 724: 704: 634: 464: 519: 509: 489: 1584: 1461: 1380: 1370: 1131: 1066: 954: 679: 659: 619: 604: 241: 149: 8: 1517: 1385: 1061: 494: 1653: 1592: 1510: 1195: 1121: 1076: 838: 709: 624: 535: 389: 237: 34: 1505: 1146: 934: 924: 803: 574: 1551: 1431: 1410: 969: 939: 609: 419: 369: 345: 1456: 1126: 1101: 1004: 908: 739: 654: 599: 579: 459: 449: 414: 394: 384: 28: 1649: 1588: 1426: 1141: 1136: 1116: 1106: 964: 944: 903: 893: 793: 778: 644: 504: 499: 454: 1692: 1633: 1556: 1471: 949: 883: 873: 858: 818: 788: 744: 694: 584: 564: 548: 524: 479: 439: 434: 186: 173: 1390: 1091: 888: 868: 843: 689: 684: 649: 629: 429: 399: 1235: 929: 898: 848: 828: 813: 589: 542: 444: 1395: 1111: 823: 798: 773: 374: 364: 359: 1576: 1476: 863: 783: 474: 379: 314: 1641: 1441: 1400: 153: 251: 1645: 245: 157: 259:
The glacier is visible from the Cavell Meadows hiking trail.
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is an extensive glacier which flows down the north face of
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Mount Edith Cavell
Map showing the location of Angel Glacier
Map showing the location of Angel Glacier
Map showing the location of Angel Glacier
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Canada
Coordinates
52°40′36″N 118°03′44″W / 52.67667°N 118.06222°W / 52.67667; -118.06222
Mount Edith Cavell
Jasper National Park
Canada

List of glaciers in Canada
"Angel Glacier"
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Beaverfoot
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Crowsnest
Elk
Fairholme

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