Athabaska River

Summary The Athabaska River is one of four rivers originating in the Columbia Ice Field in the Rocky Mountains. In the late nineteenth century it was an important commercial river now displaced by the railroad. Along with the Peace river it empties into a large delta that bares its name forming an huge delta and wetland for wildlife. Along it's course are the petroleum producing Athabaska oil sands with dunes that are slowly blowing across the landscape buying forests as they move.

S3.E1 ∙ Athabaska River

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Lawrence Bayne Tom Jackson Ned Cathers Michael Gates

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Genres : Documentary

Countries of origin : Canada

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Good Earth Productions

Summary The Athabaska River is one of four rivers originating in the Columbia Ice Field in the Rocky Mountains. In the late nineteenth century it was an important commercial river now displaced by the railroad. Along with the Peace river it empties into a large delta that bares its name forming an huge delta and wetland for wildlife. Along it's course are the petroleum producing Athabaska oil sands with dunes that are slowly blowing across the landscape buying forests as they move.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Countries of origin : Canada

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Good Earth Productions

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