Delphine Glacier
| Feature Type: | Glacier - Mass of permanent snow and ice flowing from an area of snow accumulation on higher ground. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE of Mount Farnham between Horsethief and Toby Creeks, W of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°27'59"N, 116°26'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 18 June 1962 on 82K/8, as labelled on Sketch Map of a Portion of the Watersheds of Toby and Horsethief Creeks, 1911, drawn from notes & photos by Emerson and Harnden (published in Canadian Alpine Journal, vol IV, 1912, following p.98). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So-named in association with the Delphine Mineral Claim, first identified in 1898 BC Mines Report, pp.1041 & 1055. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |