Cone 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: | W side of Unuk River, NW of Stewart, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°32'59"N, 130°39'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104B/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 21 December 1977 on 104B/10; an established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The glacier has two arms around a volcanic cone (1973 advice from geologist E.W. Grove, BC Mines Dept, who did field work in this area over 3 summers, 1964-66. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |