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Comox Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Comox Glacier lies in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, about 30 kilometers southwest of Courtenay and a kilometer west of Argus Mountain in the Vancouver Island Ranges, with its highest point reaching 1,960 meters at a rocky outcrop on the glacier's north side. The glacier is named for the Komoks First Nation, whose people call the mountain Kwenis, meaning whale, after a traditional flood story; it was earlier known as Dome Glacier before being renamed in 1939 at the recommendation of the Comox and District Mountaineering Club. The first recorded ascent was made in August 1922 by George Kinney, Alfred McNevin, James Tremlett, and Harold Banks. 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: Comox Glacier

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Glaciology, Disciplines

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: Comox Glacier
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
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1. Comox Glacier (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Comox Glacier is a glacier in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Courtenay and 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Argus Mountain.
  • Entity description, protection designation
    Comox Glacier lies in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, about 30 kilometers southwest of Courtenay and a kilometer west of Argus Mounta
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Wikidata: Comox Glacier
Wikidata Q5155246, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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