Illecillewaet Glacier
The Illecillewaet Glacier /ˌɪləˈsɪləwət/ is a glacier in British Columbia, Canada. It is located inside Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains, a sub-range of the Columbia Mountains. After the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) near the glacier's terminus, and the building of a hotel nearby, the glacier became a prominent tourist destination in the Canadian west. Easily accessible by road and railway, it is one of the most-studied glaciers in North America. Its retreat over the last one hundred years has been extensively documented.
| Illecillewaet Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Great Glacier | |
Northern terminus of glacier in July 2006 | |
Illecillewaet Glacier location in British Columbia, Canada | |
| Type | Alpine |
| Location | Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°14′12″N 117°26′30″W |
| Area | 8.83 square kilometres (3.41 sq mi) |
| Status | Retreating |
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