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September/October 2001 issue	In this issue Table of Contents Editor’s Notebook Feature: Backcountry beat The Inside Story Reverberations À la carte

Backcountry beat |  Names |  Stories |  Timeline |  High points  |  Avalanche hazards  |  Glaciers  |  Digital maps

Other highs and lows

• Highest waterfalls in Canada: Delta Falls, B.C. — 440-metre vertical drop
• Highest dam in Canada: Mica Dam, Columbia River, B.C. — 242 metres
• Tallest tree: Douglas fir — grows to 80 metres
• Deepest lake in Canada: Great Slave Lake, N.W.T. — 614 metres
• Deepest mine shaft in Canada: Macassa gold mine, Kirkland lake, Ont. — 2,206 metres
• The lowest point on a public road in Canada: George Massey Tunnel under the Fraser River near Vancouver International Airport — 20 metres below sea level

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