Feature Type: | Glacier - Mass of permanent snow and ice flowing from an area of snow accumulation on higher ground. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
NW of junction of Lillooet River and Railroad Creek, NW of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°34'59"N, 123°06'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92J/11 |
Origin Notes and History:
Adopted 23 January 1979 on 92K-J, as submitted by mountaineer Karl Ricker in association with Railroad Creek & Pass (file S.1.76); various other 'railroad-related' names submitted and adopted at the same time.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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