Tencho 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: | S of Mount Edziza, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°38'59"N, 130°39'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 24 November 1980 on 104G/10 as submitted by the Geological Survey of Canada (L.I. 15 November 1979). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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This name is recorded as being derived from Tahltan "Cho" for (big or great) and "Ten" (ice), which was deemed a good name because Tencho Glacier is the largest single glacier on Mount Edziza complex. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |