South Alnus 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: | NW of Fortress Lake in Hamber Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°24'59"N, 118°01'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/8 |
| Related Maps: |
83C/5 83D/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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South Alnus Glacier adopted 7 April 1965 on 83C-D as originally labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet # 26, 1920. Also North Alnus Glacier. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name suggested by interprovincial boundary surveyors in 1920, being the latin word for alder, thick groves of which abound on the mountain sides. Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |