List of glaciers in Canada explained
A comprehensive list of glaciers in Canada began with glacial surveys by the Water Survey of Canada (WSC) from 1945 to 1980, including an inventory begun for the International Geophysical Year (1957–58) and contributions to the World Glacier Inventory (WGI, now part of the World Glacier Monitoring Service) for the International Hydrological Decade (1965–1974).
In mainland Canada, glaciers are grouped by the WSC basin system. In the Arctic Archipelago, where the majority of glaciers are unnamed, glaciers are grouped by island with the WSC basin identifier augmented by Scott Polar Research Institute catalogue numbers.
Published in the Glacier Atlas of Canada, the inventory identified glaciers on Bylot Island and on Axel Heiberg Island.
The following is a list of notable glaciers in Canada.
List of glaciers
- Bugaboo Glacier
- Commander Glacier
- Durrand Glacier
- Farnham Glacier
- Jumbo Glacier
- Macbeth Icefield
- Conrad Icefield
- Caribou Glacier
- Albert Icefield
- Clachnacudainn Icefield
- Gyr Icefield
- Primrose Icefield
- Bonney Névé
- Deville Névé
- Duncan Névé
- Goldstream Névé
- Sonata Névé
- Van Horne Névé
- Woodbury Glacier
- Angel Glacier – Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Athabasca Glacier – Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Berg Glacier – Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Bonnet Icefield
- Bow Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Campbell Icefield
- Chaba Icefield
- Clemenceau Icefield
- Columbia Icefield
- Crowfoot Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Daly Glacier – Yoho National Park, British Columbia
- Dome Glacier – Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Drummond Icefield
- Emerald Glacier – Yoho National Park, British Columbia
- Freshfield Icefield
- Hooker Icefield
- Lloyd George Icefield
- Lyell Icefield
- Mons Icefield
- Mount Brown Icefield
- Hector Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Peyto Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Ram Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Reef Icefield
- Robson Glacier – Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Saskatchewan Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Vulture Glacier – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Wapta Icefield – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Waputik Icefield – Banff National Park, Alberta
- Washmanwapta Icefield
- Yoho Glacier – Yoho National Park, British Columbia
- Müller Icecap
- White Glacier
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