Hector Lake

Hector Lake is a small glacial lake in western , . It is located on the , in the of the . It is named after James Hector, a geologist and naturalist with the Palliser Expedition.
Photo: Qyd, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hector Lake

Latitude
51.58556° or 51° 35′ 8″ north
Longitude
-116.35972° or 116° 21′ 35″ west
Elevation
1,744 metres (5,722 feet)
Open location code
9535HJPR+64
Geo­Names ID
5973356
Wiki­data ID
Q3214924
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hector Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Hector Lake
  • French: lac Hector
  • French: Lac Hector
  • Hebrew: אגם הקטור
  • Persian: دریاچه هکتور
  • Russian: Hector Lake
  • Russian: Гектор (озеро)
  • Russian: Гектор
  • Swedish: Hector Lake

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