Freshwater Atlas Glaciers

Glaciers and ice masses for the province, derived from aerial imagery flown in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Please refer to the Glaciers dataset for recent glacier extents in British Columbia, and Historical Glaciers for a comparable historic view.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:56 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:56 (UTC)
contact_email	GeoBCInfo@gov.bc.ca
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data_dictionary	EPSG:3005,EPSG,unknown
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2011-03-09 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["CWB", "corporate watershed base", "freshwater atlas", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["CWB", "base du bassin versant de l'entreprise", "atlas des eaux douces", "Information gouvernementale"]}
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sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
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