The following photos are some examples of landforms in Alberta that have been identified as significant provincially, nationally or internationally.
The caption under each photo includes the following information:
- Feature Name: the name that has been given to the feature in the photo.
- Landform EO_ID: the identification number for the feature in the photo that can be searched in the shape file.
- Landform Element: the type of landform feature that is shown in the photo
- Landform Sub-element: the subtype of landform (only a few types of elements have been further classified into subelements)
- Photo Credit: the photographer
Visit the Significant Landforms of Alberta project to get additional information on these and other significant landforms.
Resthaven Icefield
1318
Icefield
none
Lorna AllenDinosaur Badlands
60
Badlands
none
Lorna_AllenDrumheller Badlands
993
Badlands
none
Lorna AllenPlateau Mountain Patterned Ground
161
Patterned Ground
none
Lorna AllenClearwater River Patterned Saline Spring Fens
1918
Patterned Fen
Spring Fen
Archie LandalsWriting On Stone Honeycomb 2
193
Honeycomb Weathering
none
Lorna AllenWriting On Stone Honeycomb
193
Honeycomb Weathering
none
Lorna AllenMilk River Formation Badlands
200
Badlands
none
Lorna AllenFirebag Moulin Kame
2227
Kame
Moulin Kame
Lorna AllenCockscomb Dyke
244
Dyke
none
Terry HoodHumfrie Coulee Honeycomb
3002
Honeycomb Weathering
none
Lorna AllenAlkali Silt Dunes
3100
Dune
Sil Clay Dune,
Lorna AllenWallace Creek Esker
3101
Esker
Esker
Lorna AllenSentinel Pass Pinnacles
3123
Pinnacle
none
Lorna AllenOkotoks Erratic
472
Erratic
none
Alberta ParksMount Assiniboine 2
566
Horn
none
Kevin CrockettMount Assiniboine
566
Horn
none
Kevin CrockettCadomin Cave
766
Karst Cave
Joint Cave
J Derek JohnsonMud Buttes Ice Thrust Ridges
875
Hill Hole Pair
none
Mark FentonCameron Hills Glacial Flutings
885
Streamlined Bedforms
Mega-scale Glacial Lineations
Cliff WallisKleskun Hill Badlands
992
Badlands
none
Archie Landals