Muncho Lake
by Tara Lynn
Title
Muncho Lake
Artist
Tara Lynn
Medium
Photograph - Digital & Film Photography
Description
Canada
Why is Muncho Lake A Jade green Colour?
The striking colour of Muncho Lake is created by tiny rock fragments scraped from the valley walls by glaciers and carried by meltwater downstream to the lake. This silt flows into the icy water where most of it sinks to the bottom. Fine particles ground to the texture of flour remain suspended in the lake water giving it a milky appearance, the rock flour reflects and scatters sunlight, returning mainly the bluegreen part of the spectrum to our eyes.
Terminal range
Terminal refers to the geographic position of the mountain range. Ending at Liard River (60 kilometres/ 37 miles northwest), it is the northernmost section of the Rocky Mountains.
Many people mistakenly think that the Rockies extend north into the Yukon and Alaska. The Mackenzie Mountains (named for the fur-trade explorer, Alexander Mackenzie) which continue northward, are somewhat different geologically.
As the crow flies it is 1350 kilometres (840 miles) from the northern tip of the Rockies to the international boundary between Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta and glacier national park, Montana. The Rockies stretch south into the United States through Montana Wyoming Colorado and into New Mexico coming to an end near Santa Fe. The Rockies total length is almost 3000 kilometres (about 1850 miles).
Note that these descriptions were taken from the signs on location.
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July 21st, 2011
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