Bow Glacier
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Bow Glacier is a mountain glacier in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, known for feeding Bow Lake and forming the headwaters of the Bow River.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drainage | Bow River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feeds | Bow Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsToward | Bow Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalType | temperate valley glacier ⓘ |
| governedBy | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlacialLandforms |
moraines
ⓘ
outwash plain near Bow Lake ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Bow Lake water level
ⓘ
Bow River flow regime ⓘ |
| hasMeltwaterOutflow | Bow River headwaters ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicSubject | glacial retreat monitoring ⓘ |
| hasResearchHistorySince | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasRetreatedSince | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| hasSnowAndIceMass | seasonally variable ⓘ |
| hasTourismImportance | scenic attraction along Icefields Parkway ⓘ |
| hydrologicalBasin |
Hudson Bay drainage basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nelson River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
Canadian Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Banff National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bow Peak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crowfoot Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Thompson (Alberta) NERFINISHED ⓘ Peyto Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern side of the Wapta Icefield ⓘ |
| nearestHighway | Icefields Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestLake | Bow Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Field, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Louise, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wapta Icefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMountainRange |
Canadian Rockies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaDesignation | national park reserve ⓘ |
| provinceOrState | Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retreatRelatedTo | climate change ⓘ |
| sourceOf | Bow River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate change research
ⓘ
hydrological studies ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Icefields Parkway viewpoints near Bow Lake ⓘ |
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