Illecillewaet Glacier

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Illecillewaet Glacier is a historically significant and heavily studied mountain glacier in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains, long known as a key site for early North American glaciology and tourism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain glacier
valley glacier
associatedWith Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED
climateZone subalpine
country Canada
drainsInto Illecillewaet River NERFINISHED
firstMajorStudiesDate late 19th century
hasClosestTown Revelstoke, British Columbia NERFINISHED
hasCoordinateRegion southeastern British Columbia
hasEnvironment alpine
hasEtymologyLanguage Okanagan language (via Illecillewaet River name)
hasHazard avalanches
crevasses
hasHistoricalSignificance major tourist attraction in late 19th and early 20th centuries
one of the earliest systematically studied glaciers in North America
hasLongTermMonitoring yes
hasNameOrigin Illecillewaet River NERFINISHED
hasNearbyFacility Glacier House (historic hotel site) NERFINISHED
Illecillewaet Campground NERFINISHED
hasNearbyTrail Great Glacier Trail NERFINISHED
Illecillewaet Glacier trail
hasPhenomenon glacier retreat
mass balance change
hasPhotographicRecordSince 1880s
hasPrimaryLanguageRegion English
hasSurfaceType ice
isAccessibleFrom Trans-Canada Highway NERFINISHED
isExampleOf climate change indicator glacier
isManagedBy Parks Canada NERFINISHED
isSubjectOf historical photographs and postcards
scientific publications on glacier retreat
knownFor early mountaineering tourism in Canada
historical importance in North American glaciology
long-term glacier monitoring
photographic records of glacier retreat
locatedIn British Columbia
locatedInMountainRange Selkirk Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Glacier National Park (Canada) NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedNear Rogers Pass NERFINISHED
partOf Columbia River basin NERFINISHED
researchField climate change studies
glaciology
tourismDevelopedBy Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED
usedFor recreational hiking views
scientific education

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Glacier National Park (Canada) contains Illecillewaet Glacier