Twin 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: | Flows S into Twin River, E of Hoodoo Mountain, SE of junction of Porcupine and Stikine Rivers, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°48'29"N, 131°11'29"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104B/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in 1935 for Geological Survey sheet 311A, Stikine & Iskut Rivers Area - an established local name used by navigators and prospectors (February 1930 names list compiled by R. Dickison, GSC field staff, Ottawa file OFB 1274). Re-approved 20 January 1955 on 104B. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |