Illecillewaet Glacier
E631536
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.
Statements (46)
| 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
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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
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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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