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A comprehensive list of glaciers in Canada began with glacial surveys by the Water Survey of Canada (WSC) from 1945 to 1980,[1] including an inventory begun for the International Geophysical Year (1957–58) and contributions to the World Glacier Inventory (WGI, now part of the World Glacier Monitoring Service) for the International Hydrological Decade (1965–1974).[2]
In mainland Canada, glaciers are grouped by the WSC basin system. In the Arctic Archipelago, where the majority of glaciers are unnamed, glaciers are grouped by island with the WSC basin identifier augmented by Scott Polar Research Institute catalogue numbers.[2]
Published in the Glacier Atlas of Canada, the inventory identified 575 glaciers on Bylot Island[3] and 1111 on Axel Heiberg Island.
The following is a list of notable glaciers in Canada.
List of glaciers
edit- Monarch Icefield
- Ha-Iltzuk Icefield
- Waddington Massif-Pantheon Range-Whitemantle Range
- Waddington Glacier
- Tiedemann Glacier
- Scimitar Glacier
- Parallel Glacier
- Franklin Glacier
- Bell Glacier (Canada)
- Cannonade Glacier
- Remote Glacier
- Shadow Glacier
- Fan Glacier
- Geddes Glacier
- Chaos Glacier
- Radiant Glacier
- Cataract Glacier
- Isolation Glacier
- Shiverick Glacier
- Malemute Glacier
- Sunrise Glacier
- Tellot Glacier
- Smoking Cannon Glacier
- Jambeau Glacier
- Chanterelle Glacier
- Yataghan Glacier
- Jubilee Glacier
- Chasm Glacier
- Lemolo Glacier
- Marvel Glacier
- Splinter Glacier
- Dauntless Glacier
- Cascade Glacier
- Whitemantle Glacier
- Homathko Icefield
- Lillooet Icecap
- Compton Névé
- Pemberton Icefield
- Ipsoot Icefield
- Powder Mountain Icefield
- Rainbow Glacier
- Plateau Icefield
- Armchair Glacier
- Wedge Glacier
- Spearhead Glacier
- Blackcomb Glacier
- Overlord Glacier
- Spearhead Glacier
- Garibaldi Névé
- Mamquam Icefield
- Misty Icefield
- Stave Glacier
- Snowcap Icefield
- Bugaboo Glacier
- Commander Glacier
- Durrand Glacier
- Farnham Glacier
- Jumbo Glacier
- Jumbo Glacier, British Columbia, a resort in the area.
- Macbeth Icefield
- Conrad Icefield
- Caribou Glacier
- Kokanee Glacier
- Illecillewaet Névé
- Albert Icefield
- Clachnacudainn Icefield
- Gyr Icefield
- Primrose Icefield
- Bonney Névé
- Deville Névé
- Duncan Névé
- Goldstream Névé
- Sonata Névé
- Van Horne Névé
- Woodbury Glacier
- Idiji Glacier – Mount Edziza Provincial Park
- Tenchen Glacier – Mount Edziza Provincial Park
- Tencho Glacier – Mount Edziza Provincial Park
- Tennaya Glacier – Mount Edziza Provincial Park
Canadian Rockies (BC/AB)
edit- Angel Glacier – Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Athabasca Glacier – Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Berg Glacier – Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Bonnet Icefield
- Bow Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Campbell Icefield
- Chaba Icefield
- Clemenceau Icefield
- Columbia Icefield
- Crowfoot Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Daly Glacier – Yoho National Park, British Columbia
- Dome Glacier – Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Drummond Icefield
- Emerald Glacier – Yoho National Park, British Columbia
- Freshfield Icefield
- Hooker Icefield
- Lloyd George Icefield
- Lyell Icefield
- Mons Icefield
- Mount Brown Icefield
- Hector Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Peyto Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Ram Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Reef Icefield
- Robson Glacier – Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Saskatchewan Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Vulture Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Wapta Icefield – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Waputik Icefield – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Washmanwapta Icefield
- Yoho Glacier – Yoho National Park, British Columbia
- Barnes Ice Cap
- Coronation Glacier
- Jimi Maasi Glacier
- Keyhole Glacier
- Kiitarayuk Glacier
- Macculloch Glacier
- Nuuksuq Glacier
- Oliver Glacier
- Penny Ice Cap
- Utinatuk Glacier
- West Pioneer Glacier
- Aktineq Glacier (B17)[4]: 405
- Kaparoqtalik Glacier (A17)[3]
- Sermilik Glacier (B37)[4]: 405
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ommanney, C. S. L. (1986). "Mapping Canada's Glaciers Since 1965". Annals of Glaciology. 8. International Glaciological Society: 132–134. doi:10.3189/S0260305500001300 – via Cambridge Core.
- ^ a b Ommanney, C. Simon L. (2009). "Canada and the World Glacier Inventory". Annals of Glaciology. 50 (53): 5–10. doi:10.3189/172756410790595769.
- ^ a b "Bylot Island, Glacier Inventory". Glacier Atlas of Canada. Inland Waters Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. 1969. (Plate 5-1)
- ^ a b Dowdeswell, E. K.; Dowdeswell, J. A.; Cawkwell, F. (August 2007). "On the Glaciers of Bylot Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 39 (3). Taylor & Francis: 402–411. JSTOR 20181711.
