Dome Glacier
E604955
Dome Glacier is a significant mountain glacier on the slopes of Mount Columbia in the Canadian Rockies, known for its extensive icefields and alpine scenery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dome Glacier canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Athabasca Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia Glacier (Canadian Rockies) NERFINISHED ⓘ Snow Dome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Arctic Ocean basin (via Mackenzie River system) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsFrom | Mount Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystem | alpine tundra ⓘ |
| environment | alpine ⓘ |
| geology | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks (host mountains) ⓘ |
| glacierType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
glacier travel
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ snowfields ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasse falls ⓘ icefall collapse ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | source of meltwater for downstream rivers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine scenery
ⓘ
extensive icefields ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ Canadian Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dome (summit near Mount Columbia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Cordillera glaciation system
ⓘ
Columbia Icefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea |
Banff National Park (regional context)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jasper National Park (nearby/overlapping region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.