Proper noun
A lake in Alberta, Canada.
A river in Alberta, Canada, which flows into Lake Athabasca
A town in Alberta, Canada, on the Athabasca River. Formerly "Athabasca Landing"
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAthabasca River ice jam next to a Hwy in Fort McMurray. Source: Internet
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), located in northeastern Alberta, is a signatory to Treaty No. 8 and has constitutionally protected Treaty rights. Source: Internet
Dion is one of 13,000 residents who were forced to flee the city in late April when ice jams led by causing the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers to overflow their banks. Source: Internet
“Each year, the ice in the Athabasca and Clearwater Rivers breaks up, jams and rises, creating a flood hazard around Fort McMurray’s lower townsite and waterways,” municipal officials said. Source: Internet
Flow systems in the Mannville Group in the east-central Athabasca area and implications for steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) operations for in situ bitumen production. Source: Internet
Early use in Canada seeAlso Canada has the world's largest deposit of natural bitumen in the Athabasca oil sands and Canadian First Nations along the Athabasca River had long used it to waterproof their canoes. Source: Internet