Sunwapta River
The Sunwapta River is a major tributary of the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Sunwapta (rivier)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Sunwapta Falls.
Sunwapta Falls
Waterfall
Sunwapta River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.53333° or 52° 32′ north
Longitude
-117.6856° or 117° 41′ 8″ west
Elevation
1,303 metres (4,275 feet)
Open location code
9544G8M7+8Q
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Sunwapta River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Sunwapta”
- Bengali: “সানওয়াপ্টা নদী”
- Cebuano: “Sunwapta River”
- Chinese: “辛華達河”
- Dutch: “Sunwapta”
- French: “rivière Sunwapta”
- French: “Rivière Sunwapta”
- Hebrew: “נהר סאנואפטה”
- Irish: “Abhainn Sunwapta”
- Italian: “Sunwapta”
- Japanese: “サンワプタ川”
- Portuguese: “Rio Sunwapta”
- Swedish: “Sunwapta River”
- Welsh: “Afon Sunwapta”
- “Sunwapta”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Jasper National Park and Henry House.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Honeymoon Lake and Buck Lake.
Alberta: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Calgary and Edmonton.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.