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Bow Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Bow Glacier lies in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, about 37 kilometers northwest of Lake Louise and visible from the Icefields Parkway. It is an outflow glacier of the Wapta Icefield, which sits along the Continental Divide, and it carved the Bow Valley before retreating at the end of the last glacial maximum. Meltwater from the glacier feeds Bow Lake and the Bow River, and the glacier's terminus rests at a moraine; it has retreated steadily since 1850, pulling back about 1,100 meters by 1953, and continued recession has both formed a new lake at its terminal moraine and increased sediment reaching Bow Lake. 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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Glaciation, Processes

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.

Source Wikidata: Bow Glacier

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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.

Source Wikidata: Bow Glacier
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1. Bow Glacier (Wikipedia)
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    Bow Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, approximately 37 km (23 mi) northwest of Lake Louise.
  • Entity description, protection designation
    Bow Glacier lies in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, about 37 kilometers northwest of Lake Louise and visible from the Icefields Parkway. It is an outflow glacier of th
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Wikidata: Bow Glacier
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