Chaos 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: | Just NE of Mount Waddington, W of Tŝilhqox Biny (lake), Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°25'24"N, 125°15'10"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92N/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 1 May 1978 on 92 N/6, as labelled on Don Munday's sketch of the Mount Waddington area (file M.1.27). ("The Unknown Mountain", Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol XXII, 1934, p.52-53). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"...an extremely apt term applied by the Munday's to what is one of the greatest continuous ice falls in the Coast Range." (Climber's Guide to the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia, January 1967, p.27 file C.1.64). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |