Hector Glacier
Hector Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The glacier is on the north slope of Mount Hector and extends northward for 3 km. In 1938, a large mass of the glacier broke off and covered the valley below with ice up to 60 m thick.
- Glacier with an elevation of around 2,530 metres (8,310 feet)
- Description: glacier in Banff National Park, Canada
Places of Interest
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Hector Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
51.59499° or 51° 35′ 42″ north
Longitude
-116.26051° or 116° 15′ 38″ west
Open location code
9535HPVQ+XQ
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hector Glacier” goes by many names.
Hector GlacierCebuano
Glaĉero HektoroEsperanto
קרחון הקטורHebrew
ヘクター氷河Japanese
Hector GlacierSwedish
Hector Glacier (glaciär i Kanada)Swedish
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