Hector Glacier lies in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, on the north slope of Mount Hector, extending northward for about 3 kilometers. In 1938 a large mass of the glacier broke off and covered the valley below in ice up to 60 meters thick, destroying everything in its path in what was only the second recorded glacier hazard in the Canadian Rockies. The glacier, the mountain and nearby Hector Lake are all named for James Hector, a prominent early naturalist of the region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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The glacier is on the north slope of Mount Hector and extends northward for 3 km (1.9 mi). In 1938, a large mass of the glacier broke off and covered the valley below with ice up to 60 m (200 ft) thick.
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