Cambria Icefield
| Feature Type: | Icefield - Irregularly shaped mass of permanent snow and ice, generally forming the accumulation area of two or more glaciers. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE of Stewart, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°47'59"N, 129°40'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Cambria Snowfield adopted 3 October 1933 on Geological Survey sheet 307A, Portland Canal, as submitted by BC Geographic Division in association with Cambria Range (file G.2.32, Ottawa file 1432). Confirmed 6 August 1953 on 103 P. Form of name changed to Cambria Icefield 9 May 1966 on 103 NE (file G.2.32). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Incorrectly identified as Cambria Glacier on federal 103P, 1960, and on 103P/13 (monochrome advance print) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |