Sunwapta Falls

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Sunwapta Falls is a powerful, glacier-fed waterfall in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, renowned for its dramatic cascades and scenic canyon setting.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lower Sunwapta Falls 1
Sunwapta Falls canonical 1
Upper Sunwapta Falls 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf tourist attraction ⓘ
waterfall ⓘ
accessibleBy Highway 93 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
distanceFrom about 55 km south of Jasper ⓘ
dropCount multiple ⓘ
fedBy glacial meltwater ⓘ
flowsThrough narrow canyon ⓘ
geologicalFeature erosional canyon ⓘ
hasInfrastructure footbridge ⓘ
nearby lodge ⓘ
parking area ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Columbia Icefield ⓘ
Icefields Parkway viewpoints ⓘ
Sunwapta River ⓘ
hasPart Lower Sunwapta Falls ⓘ
linked to: Sunwapta Falls

Upper Sunwapta Falls ⓘ
linked to: Sunwapta Falls
height about 18 metres ⓘ
knownFor powerful cascades ⓘ
scenic canyon setting ⓘ
turquoise glacial water ⓘ
languageOfName Stoney ⓘ
locatedBetween Columbia Icefield ⓘ
Jasper ⓘ
locatedIn Alberta ⓘ
Canadian Rockies ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Jasper National Park ⓘ
locatedOn Icefields Parkway ⓘ
managedBy Parks Canada ⓘ
nameMeaning “turbulent river” ⓘ
partOf Athabasca River basin ⓘ
linked to: Athabasca River
provinceOrState Alberta ⓘ
region Rocky Mountains ⓘ
safetyNote fenced viewpoints to keep visitors away from cliff edges ⓘ
seasonalVariation higher flow in late spring and early summer ⓘ
touristActivity photography ⓘ
short hiking ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
watercourse Sunwapta River ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jasper National Park → contains → Sunwapta Falls ⓘ
Sunwapta Falls → hasPart → Upper Sunwapta Falls ⓘ
linked to: Sunwapta Falls
Sunwapta Falls → hasPart → Lower Sunwapta Falls ⓘ
linked to: Sunwapta Falls