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6 largest glaciers in Canada by area

6 glaciers, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

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The glaciers

  1. 1Stikine Icecap21,869 km²
  2. 2Penny Ice Cap6,000 km²
  3. 3Columbia Icefield148 km²
  4. 4Peyto Glacier9.6 km²
  5. 5Athabasca Glacier6 km²
  6. 6Crowfoot Glacier1.6 km²

Area in km²: Wikidata’s (P2046), else measured on the OpenStreetMap outline where it fits; the Antarctic ice sheet’s from NSIDC. A glacier of unknown area is left out. Glaciers, ice caps, ice fields, ice sheets and ice shelves from Wikidata with articles in 10 or more Wikipedia editions, or 300 km² or larger, or 40 km or longer; a glacier that is also a mountain or volcano stays with the peaks.

On the map

Map of 6 largest glaciers in Canada by area, 6 glaciers: each one marked on the globe

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