Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
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'''Radium Hot Springs'''({{coor dms|50|37|14|N|116|4|22|W|}}) is a village of approximately 800 people situated in the [[East Kootenay]]s of [[British Columbia]], located 280 km west of [[Calgary]], Alberta. The village is named for the hot springs located in the nearby [[Kootenay National Park]]. Despite it being named after the [[radioactivity|radioactive]] element, the springs have among the lowest level of [[radium]] in the world{{Fact|date=June 2007}}. From [[Banff, Alberta]], it is accessible through [[Sinclair Canyon]].
[[Image:Radium Hot Springs-27527.jpg|thumb|220px|left|The hot-water pool at Radium Hot Springs.]]
Several [[golf course]]s are located nearby, along with 600 hotel and motel rooms.
The hot springs complex itself contains two large pools, one with hot water for soaking (Usually around the temperature of 39°C (104°F)), the other a 2/3 Olympic swimming pool that is usually around 29°C (84°F). There is also a hot-tub sized pool that has been dubbed the "Plunge Pool", because the water can be hot - right from the source at 44°C (114°F) - or cold, right from a creek running beneath the pools.
In 1964 there was a subterranean earthquake in Alaska caused the water of the hot spring to become muddied with sediment for about 10 days{{Fact|date=June 2007}}. Temperature of water also temporarily decreased from 45°C to 39°C{{Fact|date=June 2007}}.
Radium is located 16 km north of the tourist town of [[Invermere]], and 105 km south of [[Golden, British Columbia]].
Wildlife in the area includes [[mule deer]], [[Grizzly Bear|grizzly bear]]s, [[American black bear|black bear]]s, [[Mountain goat]]s and [[Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep]].
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== External links ==
* [http://www.radiumhotsprings.ca/ Village of Radium Hot Springs Town Webpage]
* [http://www.hotsprings.ca/ Radium Hot Spring Pools]
* [http://www.radiumhotsprings.com/ Radium Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Centre]
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[[Category:Villages in British Columbia]]
[[Category:Hot springs of Canada]]