Hang Ten Icefield Explained

The Hang Ten Icefield is a glacier located in the province of British Columbia in Canada.[1] The icefield is mountainous to the west, but becomes more hilly as one approaches the east. The highest point in the icefield is Devils Paw. The area around the Hang Ten Icefield is extremely sparsely populated, with the population averaging under two people per square kilometre.[2] There are also no communities in the vicinity. The icefield is a part of the Boreal Climate Zone. The area surrounding the icefield is permanently covered with snow.[3]

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58.875°N -133.7167°W

Notes and References

  1. "Hang Ten Icefield". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Population Density . NASA Earth Observations . EOS Project Science Office . 25 February 2020 . 29 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629115513/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=SEDAC_POP . dead .
  3. Web site: Land Cover Classification . NASA Earth Observations . EOS Project Science Office . 25 February 2020 . 31 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160831172833/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=MCD12C1_T1 . dead .

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